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I met up with DaveG down in Kent today, to visit a private collection of big cats !
Here are a few of the 400 plus i took today ! am sure Dave will have some to put up as well ! :) Sorry for getting these up now mate ;) LOL
Oh and can you spot something that should NOT be in one of these pics ! ;)
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Leopard1%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Leopard2%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Leopard3%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Snow%20Leopard1%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Tiger2%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Tiger1%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Tiger3%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Tiger4%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Tiger5%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/cheetah%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Lion%20paw%20%28Small%29.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Lion2%20%28Small%29.jpg
Nice shots Ian! This is the one for me...
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Tiger5%20%28Small%29.jpg
And what's he chewing in that one pic - it's not your filter is it? :lol:
It wasnt yawning either ! LOL it was an ANGRY Tiger ! LOL
And what's he chewing in that one pic - it's not your filter is it? :lol:
Nope ! LOL somebody dropped a soft lens hood in the cage ! LOL Well done for spotting it ! :)
Oh ! and apart from a resize and level adjust ! there is no other editing to these ! no crops, no sharpening ! LOL Im chuffed ! :)
It looks like it's an ex lens hood now then! :D
It looks like it's an ex lens hood now then! :D
LOL Certainly is ! :) Tiger didnt eat it ! but did destroy it ! :nut:
Ian never be afraid to darken your images a little to bring out the colour saturation. If you look at your shot it's just a tad 'wishy' and light, and images straight out of the camera tend to be on the over-exposed side anyway. I just dropped the gamma slightly, gave it a sharpen and cleaned his teeth.
http://www.tomkinson.org/albums/Ced-Jan/Tiger5_Small_2.jpg
Tell me to bugger off I don't mind! :D
Ian never be afraid to darken your images a little to bring out the colour saturation. If you look at your shot it's just a tad 'wishy' and light, and images straight out of the camera tend to be on the over-exposed side anyway. I just dropped the gamma slightly, gave it a sharpen and cleaned his teeth.
http://www.tomkinson.org/albums/Ced-Jan/Tiger5_Small_2.jpg
Tell me to bugger off I don't mind! :D
LOL Why would i tell you to bugger off ? LOL
How am i supposed to learn ;) he did need a good brushing on his teeth and one of them new brushes for bad breath too ;) LOL
That's a shot to be proud of mate! :icon_cool
Cracking shots there, what equipment did you use to get those?
Thanks mate ! :)
You should have seen the ones that got away ! I had a bloody Tiger at the bars of its cage less than 1/2 inch from me roaring its head off ! Glad the bars held ! lol Only time i wished i had the 17-40 on LOL
Cracking shots there, what equipment did you use to get those?
Thanks :)
20D with the 100-400L lens on
oooh I am a huge cat fan. Their such huge beasts aren't they? Gotta love em! Those are all great shots Ian. My fave is the tiger shot that CT liked as well. Looks like he's telling someone to f*** right off,lol. It's wonderful to see the teeth and the piercing eyes. Well done! I on the other hand don't mind the yellow teeth. Although they don't look that appealing, he is a tiger. Not too many carry toothbrushes :p Adds to the the whole feel of the pic IMHO. The shot of the paw is an interesting shot too. How did you get that. Did you ask to shake hands??:p
Jewel.
"...... no-one seems to be looking ....."
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Tiger1%20%28Small%29.jpg
" ..... nope, coast clear ...."
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Tiger3%20%28Small%29.jpg
" Mmmmmsmmsmmmmm ... yum!"
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/Tiger2%20%28Small%29.jpg
Thanks Jewel :) re the paw, the Lion decided it wanted a sleep, and all i could see was its hoooooge paw, so "snap" LOL
SammyC !!!!! ROFLMAO :) didnt think of that !
I am just looking at a couple that didnt make it, am going to post a couple up as they arent great pictures, but could so eaily have been ! LOL Oh and this Tiger really was telling people to f*** right off ! this is the one i had a close encounter with !
Apparently one of the keepers said this one had permanent PMT, and REALLY didnt like photographers ! ;)
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/bugger1.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/bugger2.jpg
http://www.apsq91.dsl.pipex.com/images/bigcats/bugger3.jpg
great pics Ian, where was it in Kent?
Was here (http://www.whf.org.uk/) mate, you wouldnt know it was there ! well hidden !
that last one looks posessed.
great shots.
Ive been on one of these photo shoots with a mate was a great day out.
Considering i could get my trusty ixus lense through the mesh anywhere, rather than the points they had cut to fit SLR lenses through, i got some good results!
LOL yeah it was possessed ! Demon thing !
There were no holes cut in the fence on this trip, and the mesh was smaller than 77mm spacing so that a wide open 100-400 pressed against the wire ! and very small depth of field stopping the wire beign seen !
Smarden!!!!!!!
Kin Aida i worked there for 5 years!!!!
was that near Marley farm by any chance? a bloke there has wilderbeast!
LOL unless you knew it was there you would never know mate ! It isnt a wildlife park, they dont advertise it !
It IS Marley farm ! LOL they dont have wildebeest anymore !
one i went to was a private house. Private leopard sanctuary.
I was invited by a friend who had booked through some magazine.
They had holes you could just fit a SLR lense through in strategic places.
there isnt much on the net about it, and it all looks a bit DIY.
Google " Santago Rare Leopard Project " they are in welwyn
crikey well theres a thing! I used to deliver stuff to marley farm, the actual houses there!!! Damn it i never knew
My pics are coming! Should have some by tomorrow :p
Look forward to seeing em Dave :)
Im flippin chuffed with nearly all of mine ! only deleted about 15 ! LOL
Narrowed mine down to 78! But saved as 16 bit per channel, thinking I was being clever :annoyed:
Just managed to fill my hard drive and end up with images photoshop doesn't like.
Will take the laptop to work tomorrow and hope I'm not too busy! :whistling
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