Look to the Sky

By enigmaticfaerie written 5/13/08 5:52 AM, published 5/13/08 5:52 AM

I don't know much about these guys, but I do know I enjoy photographing them.  This time around they were both being rather lazy.  But despite being lazy, he had an air about him.  Like he might be a little better than everyone else.  A little stuck up, with his nose up in the air.

Or maybe he was looking up because something got his attention.

The world may never know.


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  • chrissy63 5/13/08 7:10 AM

    Beautiful shots!~ An air is my fav, he really is stunning!

    - Walking on Sunshine


  • surferguy 5/13/08 8:16 AM
    Well composed set...  nicely shot through the cage fencing...   beautiful animal...

    - WoooFrigginHoooo...


  • RobinG 5/13/08 9:16 AM
    Beautiful cat!  Love the dof.  :o)

  • sdgt 5/13/08 10:38 AM
    Clouded leopards are beautiful and your photos did them justice.  Usually when a cat puts its nose up and mouth slightly open it is 'tasting' the air for scents.  Maybe that's what this one is doing.

    - Aging is good ...


  • Ashton 5/13/08 3:35 PM
    most excellant!!

    - Breath deep


  • VegasStan 5/13/08 3:54 PM
    Very Nice!! ... I agree with Robin on that DOF ,,, Well Done!! ... You gotta love those cats ... My Fav is "Air"!! ... Cats Rule!!

    - Out of Focus!!


  • Buccaneer Bruce 5/13/08 5:07 PM
    Nice set EF.  The colors of the background really helped set off the cat.  Too bad you couldn't have had just a slightly larger aperature to throw the rest of the chain link behind him totally out of focus.  I was drawn to the diamond shapes at times.  At zoos though, sometimes you've got to work with what's there.  Nice job overall.

  • Candice 5/13/08 5:26 PM
    I love these! The last is my favorite! Show them to the zoo...they might want to use them for advertising!

  • enigmaticfaerie 5/14/08 5:51 AM

    True bruce.  I'm not sure what ap. I was shooting at, but I know I was shooting through glass and it was cloudy so I had an ISO of 640 or 800.  Which makes me think I would have opened up to get more light... but maybe I kept it at f8 and changed the ISO instead.  I don't know.  It's a puzzler.  But I'll keep it in mind the next time I go.

    And thanks Candice.  I just might.

    - Film-junkie: Back in 2008