Steve_Thomas
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Contender in the Photography Awards
Zenith Award
Top Shot Award 22
Winner in Define your subject matter Photo Challenge
Winner in Rare & Endangered Animals Photo Challenge
Peer Award
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Absolute Masterpiece
Superb Composition
Magnificent Capture
All Star
Outstanding Creativity
Superior Skill
Love it
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leslieelizabeth
February 28, 2017
Congratulations, great job capturing the expression in the eyes, beautiful photo!
Eddieuuu071
April 18, 2017
Thank you for submitting your wonderful photo to this challenge! It's in the favorite folder! Good Luck!
The_Rampant_Lion
July 13, 2017
Steve you have such an amazing talent while capturing the eyes. I am in awe of your animal shots.
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Behind The Lens
Location
The Albuquerque zoo.Time
Mid-dayLighting
Natural daylightEquipment
Nikon D800 with a Nikkor 80-400 lens and a monopodInspiration
He had a great face!Editing
Minimal contrast, brightness, etc. It is about a 100% crop though. He had his both of his arms up on the side of his head which I liked originally, but I thought this tight crop made it more dramatic and the high resolution allowed it without any lose of detail.In my camera bag
Nikon D800 with add-on power pack, 24-120mm Nikkor, 80-400mm Nikkor, 105mm Micro Nikkor, 2x Nikkor teleconverter, and Fuji X20 "backup" camera.Feedback
Patience..... lots and lots of patience. Sometimes it takes forever for animals to get into the right spot.