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Taken in the at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, (Southern) California. 50mm f1.4, 1/40 @ f3.2 handheld.

Comments welcome.



Larger Version (I hope the link works.) http://www.pixspot.com/displayimage.php?pid=3355&fullsize=1

No fence/wires/bars?

It's very nice, looks a little soft around his/her chin though.. or is that just because of the backlighting?

Steve,

FYI: The link for a larger shot does work.

Nice pussytat, don't argue - I do like the shot, just find the sunlight coming from the background on the ears a tad distracting.

A great image...

1/40th at f3.2 - it must have been pretty dark there... You did a good job with the exposure, but the f3.2 explains why the chin is a little soft...

How did you get that close without getting bitten???

PlatinumWeaver wrote:No fence/wires/bars?

No, I'm just really brave. LOL!!! I shot it in a darkened room through a rather milky looking window with a good B&W C-Polarizer.

PlatinumWeaver wrote:It's very nice, looks a little soft around his/her chin though.. or is that just because of the backlighting?

The mountain lion was up very close to the glass and in the shade to get out of the heat. So as you noted, the backlighting was quite strong and completely out of my control. I was happy to get as much resolution as I did, all things considered.

SoCal Steve wrote:The mountain lion was up very close to the glass and in the shade to get out of the heat. So as you noted, the backlighting was quite strong and completely out of my control. I was happy to get as much resolution as I did, all things considered.

Heck yeah!

I was at the Melbourne Zoo yesterday so I can really empathise with you, I spent 15 minutes waiting for a Mandrill with babies to turn around so I could get a shot, it wouldn't have mattered if there had been strong backlighting..

It is a nice shot.