Some Cheetah Shots C&C

joe_elway

Two shots from a recent trip to Fota Wildlife Park.


Ever feel like you're being watched?


Let's have a look at those teeth, then!

Ruu_Old

Nicely done. The expression in the first one is amusing, the second one looks a tiny bit blurred but otherwise looking good to me. What cam?

joe_elway

Thanks!

Canon 350D. The second one's a little off alright... ISO monsters, sudden drop in light, shutter speed was slowish while the cat's head moved back and to the right. Two more:


Stalking.


Regal

GristlyEnd

The first one is great. What lens did you use?

Borderfox

Great shots

joe_elway

DarrenG wrote:

The first one is great. What lens did you use?

Thanks folks. I'm using a Canon EF 100-400L.

dazftw

The fourth picture is really good! I like the second to except for the bit of blur thats behinds it head!

Nice shots!

Tarakiwa

I really like the first 2!
Nice shots!

Carrigman

Great shots. I live just a mile from the place and haven't been there for years. Your photos have inspired me to go there in the next week or so and photograph some of the critters.

joe_elway

Carrigman wrote:

Great shots. I live just a mile from the place and haven't been there for years. Your photos have inspired me to go there in the next week or so and photograph some of the critters.

You're the second person to say that to me. If you like shooting wildlife then get yourself an annual pass. I'd do it for the Cheetahs alone but you'll soon have a large amount of birds migrating in to the small lake there.

There's some Cheetah cubs there that were born in July. They hardly come out of their house because of the "cold" but it would be sooo worth it if they did.

Carrigman

joe_elway wrote:

There's some Cheetah cubs there that were born in July. They hardly come out of their house because of the "cold" but it would be sooo worth it if they did.

You mean you can't climb over the fence and say "here, kitty kitty" to coax them out?

mikeanywhere

Carrigman wrote:

You mean you can't climb over the fence and say "here, kitty kitty" to coax them out?

...whilst holding a small piece of meat to hand feed!!!

joe_elway

mikeanywhere wrote:

...whilst holding a small piece of meat to hand feed!!!

It might just be simpler to copy that Derry girl who wanted to stroke the Amur Tigers in Dublin Zoo. It was an armless act of kindness... I mean harmless.

mikeanywhere

joe_elway wrote:

It might just be simpler to copy that Derry girl who wanted to stroke the Amur Tigers in Dublin Zoo. It was an armless act of kindness... I mean harmless.

HAHAHAHA we get the drift!!

Alun

Nice shots indeed. Just a suggestion though, I dowloaded a couple and boosted the saturation a bit in PS and I think it improved them personally, especially with regard to the colours in the Cheetah's face. I thought it looked a bit 'washed out' in the originals. Just my €0.02 worth.

joe_elway

Thanks Alun,

The yawn shot definitely needed a boost.

Fenster

#3 is by far the best IMO.