Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

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Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby fozzie on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:27 am

All taken yesterday:

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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby chrisk on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:28 am

i bow to the big cat master. :bowdown:
#2 is breathtaking.
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby big pix on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:36 am

...... I need to get out more....... great captures..... 3 & 4 are the standouts for me
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby colin_12 on Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:06 pm

#2 os a corker. :up:
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby biggerry on Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:13 pm

#2 is breathtaking.

:agree:

I think the last is the best, almost studio like lighting but a really nice composition and scenery - I would not know its in a zoo!

can i suggest a bit more contrast in #3?
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby aim54x on Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:23 pm

Great shots there....#3 could do with a bit more contrast, and #4 could do with a bit more colour saturation and be a bit brighter. I love ALL of them, really great shots that show off these big cats!
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby craig.rohse on Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:13 pm

Very, very nice I like them all. Would be happy to get the same quality :)
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby Matt. K on Mon Sep 14, 2009 6:31 pm

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You are still the cat master! Beautiful cat images!
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby DebT on Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:12 pm

Nice work Fozzie,
the cats as always sharp as and love the backgrounds I especially love #4 because of the position - nice to see he made the long hours you patiently wait worth while
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby marcotrov on Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:11 pm

Great series Fozzie. Really love #2 (frame filling sharpness) and #4(great environmental portrait)
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby gstark on Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:39 pm

Foz,

Were you telling my jokes again, in #2?

Very bloody nice work here.

As we've come to expect from you, of course.
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby Big V on Mon Sep 14, 2009 11:42 pm

Fozzie - another fine set as usual. It has payed off waiting for the sun to be blocked by the cloud.
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby BBJ on Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:58 am

Well Stalker need i say anything?? LOL Love the last one, all good though as usual.
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby fozzie on Tue Sep 15, 2009 9:59 am

biggery,

I have just adjusted the saturation a tad:

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biggerry wrote:
#2 is breathtaking.

:agree:

I think the last is the best, almost studio like lighting but a really nice composition and scenery - I would not know its in a zoo!

can i suggest a bit more contrast in #3?
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Re: Adelaide Zoo - BIG CAT DIARY...

Postby fozzie on Tue Sep 15, 2009 10:02 am

Thank you for your comments.

Fortunately the weather conditions were in my/our favour for most of the day, overcast and the light was more even late afternoon through to closing, but we went into overtime a little :lol:
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