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Some big cats

Postby Matt. K on Mon May 15, 2006 10:22 pm

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I have processed them to look a little old fashioned in style.
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Postby bindiblue on Mon May 15, 2006 10:34 pm

Awesome shots Matt, I love them all,

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Postby owen on Mon May 15, 2006 10:47 pm

Hi Matt. Great shots all of them. I think you could make the first shot even better by cloning over the table, perhaps with the background on the lefthand side, so it becomes more focussed on the lion - more portrait like.

I love my lions.

What lens was used to capture these majestic animals?

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Postby suzanneg on Mon May 15, 2006 10:51 pm

Hi Matt,
these are lovely shots. The first one and the second one are absolute favourites, but I like all of them. Beautiful animals. :D
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Postby stubbsy on Mon May 15, 2006 10:51 pm

Matt

I love each and every one of these, but my pick is #1. The vignetting effect and the strong composition work well at bringing out the majesty of the king of the jungle. I even like the low sat, less pop, "old school" look for these which work well with the subject matter.
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Postby blacknstormy on Mon May 15, 2006 10:53 pm

I'm with Owen - first one is awesome !!!!! And with the table missing - wow ! I love the background in the shot - I realise that it is 'man made' but the colouration and 'strippling' effect makes me think of darkest Africa :)

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Postby Matt. K on Mon May 15, 2006 10:55 pm

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Lens was 80-400VR.
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Postby JordanP on Tue May 16, 2006 2:27 am

Matt,

Great shots. The 1st is my fav with the strong compostion.

Not sure if it is just my monitor but there seems to be a strong green cast in all these shots.... was it intentional?

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Postby Matt. K on Tue May 16, 2006 11:41 am

Craig
You may be right. I think the camera may have picked up a touch of green from shooting through the glass. It's a little more pronounced on my work computer than my home computer.
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Postby Glen on Tue May 16, 2006 11:46 am

Matt, that first is a hell of a shot :wink:
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue May 16, 2006 12:03 pm

Welcome back Matt :) These are some of the best shots from you, in at least, one week 8) :)
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Postby ABG on Tue May 16, 2006 8:01 pm

Great series of photos Matt. That first image in particular is just outstanding.
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Postby Sheila Smart on Thu May 18, 2006 1:09 pm

Nice work on Jambo (aka Bruiser to his keepers). The young lion is his son and I guess he, and his sister, will be taken to Dubbo when the enclosure gets too small for four big cats.

I have a nice shot of the family when the cubs were very young.

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Postby Hlop on Thu May 18, 2006 1:37 pm

Beautiful cats, Matt!
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Postby Potatis on Fri May 19, 2006 6:03 pm

These are all great! Even the one taken at "Tarong Park Zoo". :) I can see a slight green colour cast, but I love the PP treatment.
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Postby bindiblue on Fri May 19, 2006 6:06 pm

Great shots Matt,

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