Remember ME? Same tiger... slightly less cuddly. I actually went to the zoo to shoot an ocelot for the Spots challenge, but that cat was sleeping. This one was too... until a bird got his attention.
Shot through a chain link fence on a cloudy day with the aperture wide open to blur out the links.
Processing: Convert from RAW, convert to B&W with Channel Mixer (mostly green channel), HSL colorization to add slight tone, Levels, USM, Dodge & Burn all over, duplicate image on another layer in Multiply mode for contrast (30% opacity, I think), Sharpen tool on eyes and nose, Blur tool on some of the fur, more USM after resize, 0.3px Gaussian Blur to soften background fur, Curves for contrast and deeper midtones, add border. Yep, practically straight from the camera! ;-)
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"I DID get a 1 from somebody (bless his cold, shriveled little heart), so that'll help. I guess a totally grayscale, sharply-focused image of an interesting subject didn't meet the challenge. :-/"
I'm sure they were just confused... One of my favorites from the challenge.
I'm glad the ocelot was asleep... this is a wonderful shot! And hard to believe he's the same little guy you shot before who's been sitting in my favorites for a long time. Great job! :)
Nicely composed and the sharpness is great. The only thing that would make it better is if he was looking right at the camera. "Cmon kitty, smile, look right here. Gooooood Kitty!" 8
Simply lovely capture, love the composition and the softness to the fur on the tiger. Nice lighting on the face draws your eyes to it, great sparkle in the eyes as well.
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