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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Banham Zoo
Date: Feb 23, 2008
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 400
Galleries: Animals, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

Rushed entry but hoping for a 6?

Statistics
Place: 221 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.0937
Avg (commenters): 6.7833
Avg (participants): 6.0905
Avg (non-participants): 6.1111
Views since voting: 783
Views during voting: 731
Votes: 523
Comments: 66
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 05:23:56 PM
not something you'd expect to see every day. nicely captured.
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03/17/2009 06:17:37 AM
Good shot. I like the expression and the B&W.
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03/17/2009 02:27:28 AM
Lovely capture of this snarling predator.
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03/17/2009 01:20:37 AM
Love the snarl : )
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03/16/2009 08:13:11 PM
Great shot.
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03/16/2009 11:53:16 AM
Great timing w/ that shutter finger! The eyes & nose are in nice focus too.
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03/16/2009 08:55:10 AM
might have been really cool on color. i feel like im missing out on the intense-ness that color adds to a great photo like this. like a sunset in b&w
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03/16/2009 06:11:17 AM
wow scary, nice detail but a bit grainy, looks like oversharpen by post processing... I still give five ;D
take care

brano
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03/15/2009 06:19:30 PM
I can see where this could be very impacting and it is but it might be more so if not so ...well it seems a bit fuzzy
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03/15/2009 05:59:59 PM
Great capture!
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03/15/2009 12:09:00 PM
Wild thing you make my heart race and beat fast.
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03/15/2009 08:04:45 AM
That is fierce and scary!!
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03/15/2009 07:58:57 AM
excellent dof and the toning is spot on
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03/15/2009 05:41:20 AM
Very sharp. Nice shot.
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03/14/2009 08:23:52 PM
Angry looking B&W portrait of a snow leopard with nice contrasts.
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03/14/2009 08:13:20 PM
great close-up. Love the action.
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03/14/2009 08:06:21 PM
Nice kitty, kitty, kitty.
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03/14/2009 02:30:24 PM
This is an amazing photo, but I'm wondering if this cat is alive or stuffed! Hopefully for the photographer's sake, it's stuffed. =)
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03/14/2009 01:23:30 PM
Very impressive close up.
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03/14/2009 10:08:30 AM
Wonderful capture!
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03/14/2009 07:40:25 AM
Hard to get this pose? I like it. A little fuzzy.
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03/14/2009 02:00:33 AM
what an awesome close up
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03/14/2009 12:44:35 AM
Wow! What teeth!
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03/13/2009 09:32:30 PM
Ooooooh! Very striking and interesting! I Love it!
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03/13/2009 09:09:48 PM
A 7 for the cross-eyed cougar my good man!
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03/13/2009 07:10:55 PM
WOW, that's fierce. Nice focus, I liek BW treatment. I am not sure if I like the crop that much.
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03/13/2009 04:44:41 PM
This is creepy ... like a movie poster for a horror movie titled something like "The Hunger."
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03/13/2009 02:34:20 PM
That's super fierce :)
I like the point of focus. The bottom part blurred , with the upper sharpness bringing more focus on those fierce eyes and yet we have some sharp fangs there too to view.
(no vote)
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03/13/2009 12:56:06 PM
What an "in your face" face! We copped for impact.
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03/13/2009 12:13:30 PM
Now, that is one in your face photograph! Thoroughly impressive.
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03/13/2009 10:45:31 AM
Fantastic capture! Works really well in black and white.
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03/13/2009 09:43:47 AM
Very dramatic capture! Nice detail in the cat.
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03/13/2009 06:54:41 AM
Wow, that is an angry cat. The details in the face are fantastic. I like the black and white, but I'm hoping maybe you'll put the color version up in the details; I'm just curious to see it. Great capture.
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03/13/2009 05:16:34 AM
I would not want to see that close up! Nice conversion to B&W.
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03/13/2009 12:34:18 AM
someone looks angry .!!!. those eyes are insane .. great shot and love the b&w processing .. :)
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03/12/2009 09:19:45 PM
Excellent shot, the focus right on in the eyes. Great capture.
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03/12/2009 07:48:59 PM
Nice capture, I like the tight focus on the subject.
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03/12/2009 07:04:07 PM
He doesnt look too happy. Good capture, your shot really conveys a sense of panic in a way :)
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03/12/2009 06:38:50 PM
I like the grain/noise
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03/12/2009 04:11:44 PM
love to see this in color
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03/12/2009 04:09:56 PM
Nice teeth :-) I love his eyes too. Great capture.
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03/12/2009 03:30:34 PM
Kind of jumps right out at you.
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03/12/2009 03:20:58 PM
A little noisy but love the tones and detail. Subject is great!
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03/12/2009 11:26:09 AM
Impressive moment to capture! However, it is almost too closely cropped, I would have liked to see a little more towards the top.
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03/12/2009 08:32:57 AM
Wow! Fierce! Great use of oof around the jaw, fabulous composition, I love this.
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03/12/2009 08:07:13 AM
that is one angry kitty! fantastic capture ... the focus is perfect!
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03/12/2009 08:02:02 AM
Amazing capture, can't help but thinking of it in a "Last Shot" challenge.
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03/12/2009 07:41:45 AM
Not a good thing to see if you are a rabbit.
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03/12/2009 06:01:05 AM
Great capture.
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03/12/2009 05:37:23 AM
That's certainly 'in yer face' impact, great capture good timing.
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03/12/2009 05:11:40 AM
Fantasic image. It's actually a little frightening it's so realistic, and I learned something too (I had to good uncia to learn it!)
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03/12/2009 04:34:51 AM
Now that is up close and personal!
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03/12/2009 12:27:34 AM
man thats close
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03/11/2009 08:44:28 PM
Andy?! Great shot!
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03/11/2009 08:41:55 PM
This honestly was kinda scary when I came up on my screen. Good details and nice black and white. Feels a bit tight/cramped at the top, but otherwise, very well done.
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03/11/2009 08:31:30 PM
Great shot of this snow leopard! Captive?
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03/11/2009 07:27:25 PM
I have a similar shot but not as intense.. very cool!! 9
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03/11/2009 05:06:35 PM
WOW! Wonderful! I like the BW, too.

Not voting yet.
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03/11/2009 10:15:04 AM
Wow intense. Awesome timing.
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03/11/2009 08:30:56 AM
nice capture of the action, 7
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03/11/2009 07:13:24 AM
Scary stuff! Great moment!
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03/11/2009 05:34:56 AM
very nice shot
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03/11/2009 04:41:23 AM
looks stuffed (it's impossible to achieve this shallow DOF from a secure distance). Are that museum windows reflected in the eyes?
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03/10/2009 09:55:13 PM
cool cat shot
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03/10/2009 09:52:55 PM
it is a pity that you can se the bars of the cage reflectedin it's eyes it spoils an otherwise good composition
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03/10/2009 08:54:33 PM
that is one mad kitty...wish the top teeth were in just a bit sharper focus...none the less an excellent capture
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