Lake cat

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• Janice (17916)
• [2006-03-25 15:10]

Kia ora Pieter and Sandra, you caught this fellow in a very strange pose - good to see him like this. He is nice and sharp and I love his glare as he surveys his domain. Well done.
And lovely to see you back...
Janice

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2006-03-25 15:21]

Hi Pieter,

It's a cutie, well done on the capture and composition. Beautiful work.

Mike

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• Jannie (1159)
• [2006-03-25 16:00]

Awesome pose and I love the upward POV. Very good detail and excellent DOF. Backround is perfect.

Great work and TFS

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• AnimalExplorer (9080)
• [2006-03-25 17:38]

Hello Pieter,
Nice to see a post from you, haven't seen one from you in awhile. Your sentry is nicely placed within the frame and is displaying a quite popular pose that these animals normally do when looking for predators, watching out for the rest of its peers. :)

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• PDP (11765)
• [2006-03-25 18:06]

He's a bit puffy!!

Hi Pieter, interesting shot. Had he been in a tumbledryer? To the hairdresser for a blow dry? Electric shock?

Good shot, I think a portrait mode rather than landscape would have worked better here but apart from that I like it! Well done.

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• jossim (11952)
• [2006-03-25 19:55]

Bonsoir Pieter!

J'aime bien ce spécimen,la pose est superbe et sont pelage érissé est vraiment original. Félicitations pour l'éclairage et la netteté.

Merci pour l'envoie.


joseph

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• ellis49 (29209)
• [2006-03-25 21:40]

Hi Pieter,
it's very nice to see a post from you again.
The POV and pose are very good. Good details and POV.
Agree with Paul about the portrait mode
Very well done, my friend.

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• scottevers7 (12259)
• [2006-03-25 22:26]

Hi Pieter,
Excellent shot here. The angle you took this at is what really makes this one for me. A unique POV with a good exposure. Some bright light you handled well. Nice detail, and he ie well seperated from the backround.
Scott

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• coasties (27582)
• [2006-03-26 0:27]

Hi Pieter

Love the pose of this guy. Looks like he is in a trance. Good detail and saturation of colour. Looks greatr agaisnt toe OOF BG. BTW... nice to see you! :-)

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• chiliu (6452)
• [2006-03-26 1:36]

Hi Pieter,
Great to see you posting!
Very cute lake cat with nice pose and very well captured,
great colour and very good detail.
Well done!

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• wallhalla15 (13829)
• [2006-03-26 3:41]

Hello Peter,
this is an excellent portrait shot from the meerkat. The german name is "Erdmännchen". Great sharpness, details and great POV. Very nice colours and bg too. This is a very nice composition and great note too. Thank you for sharing with us.
Gr.
Heinz

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• ddg (5061)
• [2006-03-26 5:49]

Bonjour Pieter, splendid photo de Suricate dans une posture trés caractéristique, votre composition est belle ainsi que le detail de la fourrure, félicitations, Didier.

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• marhowie (35921)
• [2006-03-26 7:31]

Hi Pieter,
I like the low POV here, it works well. Very well composed with sharp detail, good color and light. I like the BG colors and patterns, they add nicely, without distraction IMHO. Great work!

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• wkshelton (5492)
• [2006-03-26 8:42]

Hello, Great capture, wonderful colors, with great details, Wonderful BG, Framming, TFS Kyle

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• red45 (27387)
• [2006-03-26 12:41]

Hello Pieter!

He, he, I love pose of this animal ;-) Looks proud and fat. Good colours and details on its fur, nice nose. BG is also colorfull and nicely blurred. Good to see you again!

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• livios (16888)
• [2006-03-26 12:48]

Pieter, I've never seen one of them.

I like the shot. The low pov makes him look really great and imposing, like a king checking his realm.

The bg is really lovely.

I like composition too.

Congratulations.

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• thistle (9268)
• [2006-03-27 10:02]

Hello Pieter,
Great shot of this meerkat that in fact doesn't look like meerkat. I've never seen one in such pose and with such fluffy fur. It's nice to see something new. I like POV here, but maybe vertical framing would work a little better.
Overall, great post.
WELL DONE!

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• dew77 (13131)
• [2006-03-27 10:13]

Hello Pieter!
Wonderful capture.Details,POV,BG,pose of meerkat,3D effect and composition are perfect.
TFS...:-)

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• zeca (2859)
• [2006-03-27 10:57]

Absolutely great, Pieter! Excelent capture showing nice sharpness and good colours. Nice POV also!
Cheers!
Zeca

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• liquidsunshine (11492)
• [2006-03-27 13:48]

It's good to see a post from you Pieter,
This has to be the fluffiest meerkat I've ever seen. The light looks rather harsh, and you've handled it very well. The details are sharp and clear, the colours are spot on. The BG is perfect for this capture.
Thanks for posting, have a great week.

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• Signal-Womb (11012)
• [2006-03-27 18:07]

Hi Pieter, Hope your keeping well. Great pose you captured here with good light and composition. Nice work.

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• manyee (20104)
• [2006-03-29 3:59]

What a strange pose that is, Pieter. Very funny.
The light on him is very interesting, focused in his tummy.
He looks like he has just had a shampoo. Great details on his fluffy fur. A very cute fellow.
It is great to see you, Pieter. TFS. : )

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• flagman (2381)
• [2006-03-30 8:30]

It's a great result, Pieter.
The detail on the fur looks more soft than it did on the full size image you sent me, but of course, it would do! The colours look perfect now, what WB did you use in the end?
Like others have said, the low POV is good, it makes him look higher up. I wonder if the extra long fur is an adaptation to the Dutch winter?!

Let's hope you get some more photo opportunties soon, eh?

Andy

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• annagrace (2994)
• [2006-04-04 16:46]

What a cute little meerkat. I really like the sun on the lower body...too bad he didn't participate with putting his face in the light too, LOL!

Have a good week!

Alli

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• timonejoon (760)
• [2006-05-13 5:45]

Hi Pieter
Let me just watch, I love these animals(meerkat) you know even the first part of my ID name( timon) here is the name of the same charachter in Lion King Cartoon, if you remember those funny guys Timon & Pumba.
Anyway i think this shot is one of the best from these meerkat. very cute.

many thanks 4 sharing
Regards
timon

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• aido (4046)
• [2006-06-24 18:55]

Hi Pieter,
Excellent shot of this Meerkat, a tricky exposure well managed. Good detail, great POV and colours. Great DOF and I like the background also, nice patterns and interesting colours. I think a tighter crop, still leaving some space to the right could be an alternative approach. Great work.
Regards,
Adrian