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Jaguar encounter

Jaguar at Chester zoo seen close up

Jaguar at Chester zoo seen close up
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NIKON D5100

settings

Aperture 56/10 ISO 800 Shutter 10/250 Focal Length 2200/10

upload_date

Sep, 2016

Views

304

Likes

+70

Awards

People's Choice in Nature's Patterns Photo Challenge

People's Choice in Inner Beast Photo Challenge

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Top Choice

$kazimierzfrackowski$

Absolute Masterpiece

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Superior Skill

Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken at Chester Zoo

Time

Early afternoon, although as it was in the jaguar enclosure, it didn't make any difference to the lighting!

Lighting

Quite diffuse and low level lighting, as it was indoors and with a lot of vegetation, plus this was shot through glass

Equipment

Nikon D5100 with Nikkor 55-300mm telephoto lens, hand held , no flash

Inspiration

I love big cats and this one looked particularly enigmatic

Editing

cropped, contrast adjusted, slight lomo & Orton effects (using Picasa)

In my camera bag

I tend to carry my Nikon D5100 mostly but also my Nikon P900 Coolpix and sometimes a Nikon J2 with 10-30mm lens for more wide angle shots. I also have an Olympus TG-1 which is compact and waterproof for rainy days! I do have a monopod and tripod but don't often use them, but I always carry spare batteries and SD cards. I have macro kit, flash gun and filter kits too that I use from time to time.

Feedback

I use a wide aperture to isolate the subject and keep the ISO fairly high (640-800) to ensure good shutter speed can be used if the subject moves. I like to include some background for context but also to fill the frame with the subject.

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Jaguar encounter

Jaguar at Chester zoo seen close up

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