Shine On
What drew me to this shot (apart from the stunning beauty of the jaguar) was that here she was, trying to hide behind trees and leaves, yet she was literally just glowing in the sunlight… As if she couldn’t hide her beauty and strength no matter how hard she tried… I’m sure you know people in your life like this, or maybe even you yourself are like this… They hide behind screen names or job roles or maybe just shyness, but their personality, their inner glow, isn’t able to be hidden and just shines on…
The jaguar is classified as a near-threatened species, which means that they could be threatened with extinction in the near future. Their main threats are deforestation, poaching, and conflicts with ranchers who kill them. However, things have gotten a little better for the jaguar; during the 1960s, their numbers saw serious declines due to the pelt trade, with around 15,000 jaguar skins being shipped out of South America each year. But the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species in 1973 decreased that number sharply, which just goes to show that positive legislation and treaties really can make a difference in helping species survive.
100% of the profits from the sale of this image will be donated to Wildlife Warriors Worldwide.
Shine On belongs to the following groups:
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Kate Towers IPA, 3 months ago
wow stunning shot, love the mix of light and shade
Taylor Jury, 3 months ago
Very Powerful Image!! Love it!!
bobbymcleod, 3 months ago
you’ve done some fantastic work here girl! outstanding!
Anne Smyth, 3 months ago
lovely image and I like what you had to say about it – beter than any comment I could leave!
Keegan Wong, 3 months ago
Crystal clear! amazing as always Erin.
maka1967, 3 months ago
Great lighting and details. love the vividness in the image.
Al Neaimi, 3 months ago
love it
Paul Scarsella, 3 months ago
beautiful work – fantastic image!!!!!!!!
daniels, 3 months ago
what a gorgeous animal and captured beautifully as usual!! db
LindaR, 3 months ago
amazing shot ~ love the way it’s framed & highlighting her eyes ~ I wish I was there but you brought me close enough :)
dawndavies, 3 months ago
fantastic photo well done
Mardynn, 3 months ago
Beautiful shot. Love the light.
Leslie Patton, 3 months ago
Love the lighting and description, Great shot!
IngerMargrete, 3 months ago
This is a great capture – well done!
Ellen, 3 months ago
Very beautiful!
hilarydougill, 3 months ago
Fantastic capture, wondrous imagery, beautiful animal.well done!!!!
Rany Lutz, 3 months ago
Lovely portrait. Perfect light and pose.
Linda Syms, 3 months ago
Beautiful capture of a magnificent big cat
Jacky, 3 months ago
Such a gentle expression in those beautiful eyes..and yes..the lighting is very special
Steve Bulford, 3 months ago
This is beautiful Erin, what a great image!
Cynthia Adams, 3 months ago
This a stunning shot Erin..I have sketched it just to attempt to paint it if you wouldn’t mind…can I?
The lighting the subject and the info is perfection…I love this…xxxxx
dinghysailor1, 3 months ago
an outstanding image of such a wonderful and elusive animal – really brilliant capture! and the light is perfect!!
ECGardner in reply to Cynthia Adams’s comment, 3 months ago
Please do! I would love to see her in a painting! Thank you so much, dear Cynthia. :)
geoff curtis, 3 months ago
Top pic Erin…....really like this one…...instant fave.
Mark Peterson, 3 months ago
Beautiful image!
fotozones, 3 months ago
This is fantastic. Great job.
Julie Langford
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3 months ago
Wow – beautiful Erin, this is superb. What a facial expression and that lighting is just perfect. Such a beautiful animal. So elusive and mysterious – it makes this a fantastic capture.
Ata Alishahi, 3 months ago
very nice shot :)
Gerguppy, 3 months ago
this really captures the heart and the spirit of this a beautiful being :) well done and the write up is very true and deep, amazin :) xx
Melinda Kerr, 3 months ago
What a magnificent shot. Such elegance. Great description.
AnaCBStudio, 3 months ago
Great exposure and composition…Excellent image!
Daniel J. McCa..., 3 months ago
Beautifully framed. Super colors. Excellent capture & great work!!!
Mundy Hackett, 3 months ago
Erin I love the way the palm fron shades and frames this beautiful cat.
Lisa Putman, 3 months ago
Your description is just as lovely as your amazing image. Eloquently said! So expressive. If I had been there, I would have felt similarly. I don’t know if I could put the feeling into words as well as you have. Stunning!
Helene Kippert, 3 months ago
Gorgeous Erin – I love your processing
StacyLee, 3 months ago
There is almost something Holy about the glow to this image. The colors are so crisp and clean. This is really beautiful work Erin. I am always amazed by your talent!
pinkyjain, 3 months ago
Such a fabulous & fantastic portrait shot of such a magnificent Jaguar, such magic & beauty you captured Erin
Antanas, 3 months ago
beautful capture
mieclarke, 3 months ago
Great exposure…beautiful!!
Matt Halls, 3 months ago
As usual, animal portrait perfection and an interesting & informative write-up to boot!.
Love that intelligent facial expression. Excellent work Erin.
Deborah Parkin, 3 months ago
this is such a beautiful capture Erin – the light is perfect and capture the majesty of this magnificent animal – wonderful work – it almost looks like a painting.
nansy, 3 months ago
this is beautiful
velveteagle, 3 months ago
Her perfect majesty oh so proud.. You did it ..
Michele Duncan..., 3 months ago
Excellent shot. I like how you are drawn into this shot!
BobbyF, 3 months ago
I don’t comment on many, but felt compelled to do so for this one.
Truly fantastic image. Well done
sweetscent62, 3 months ago
Breathtaking Erin : ) beautifully captured… Wen xox
Carmen Mandel-..., 3 months ago
Emotive and touching; so pretty she is. It is uplifting to read that positive legislation and treaties help the Jaguar since the ‘70s. Yet, her current status of near-threatened is to be supported in all means we can to ensure she will, indeed, survive.
Thank you, Erin, for adding this beautiful face along the educational material and your generous pledge to Art for Conservation.
Trevor Armstrong, 3 months ago
Wow what a great shot composition everything, must fav this.
Michael Rowley..., 3 months ago
wow,this is stunning as what a beautiful image absolutly fantastic …......
Wazi, 3 months ago
That is an absolutely stunning pic … i love it!!!
Glenn Alderson, 3 months ago
Amazing aura! Stong & proud.
Cherie Dirksen, 3 months ago
Absolutely incredible…you have done this beautiful animal justice!
Lucindawind, 3 months ago
oh wow this is stunning !
Lori Peters, 3 months ago
Just beautiful. I love the detail. This is one beautiful cat.
amarica, 3 months ago
beautiful cat, great capture
Jeff Burns, 3 months ago
Stunning work this is amazing.
God its beautiful
Jennifer Woodward, 3 months ago
Beautiful :-)
Stephen Mitchell, 3 months ago
Love that lazy, don’t-give-a-rats, yet calm look on her face.
JoanIreland1970, 3 months ago
gorgeous crisp,colorful,and naturally frammed shot!
ECGardner, 3 months ago
Thank you all so very very much for your wonderfully kind comments. I so appreciate each and every one!
salsbells69, 3 months ago
Oustanding capture. I really love your narrative and the analogy to homosapiens as well. Great perspective and a beautiful capture. Well done.
Rosina Lamberti, 3 months ago
stunning beauty of a jaguar.wwow
Sophie Shapiro, 3 months ago
Your photograph of this wonderful Jaguar has left me speechless. You have managed to present not only his beauty, but also his wonderful Spirit….It reminds me of a poem by Thomas Hardy….which I quote….
‘Thus I; faltering forward,
Leaves around me falling,
Wind oozing thin through the thorn from norward
And the woman calling’....and the woman Erin is you! Wonderful Work!S
berndt2, 3 months ago
Gorgeous shot and I always love the well-thought narratives that go with your images as well!
Craig Hender, 3 months ago
This is an instant fav! What an amazing capture, the detail is just superb! The eyes are perfect, and you have composed the image superbly. If this isnt art, I don’t know what is! Well done.
Ken Fortie, 2 months ago
Very cool; very content.
coppertrees, 2 months ago
How Nobel,wonderful photography
MaryK, 2 months ago
Powerful!
Stephen Chapple, 2 months ago
Absolutely stunning, a perfect image!
Mariaan Krog, 2 months ago
Superb capture. Wonderful!
botticcelli, 2 months ago
gorgeous…awesome shot!
David Lee Thom..., 2 months ago
I love cats, big ones, little ones, and I really like this one!...Great shot!...you know your cats.
TrEaSuReDiMaGeS, 2 months ago
Ohhhhhhh what a gorgeous animal indeed Erin!! And you’ve captured her beauty so well!!... The lighting is so awesome!! I missed this one while I was away preparing for the kids wedding. I always enjoy your BRILLIANT Photos and INSPIRATIONAL descriptions!! :-))
CJ Hummel, 2 months ago
Another truly stunning image. I am not expecting anything less from you.
Wish I could travel as much as you do – enjoy
Gerguppy, 2 months ago
beautiful again
Lee Martin, 2 months ago
This is fantastic, instant fave, you are one hell of an artist
Glenda Remaklus, 2 months ago
This is an extremely gorgeous shot.of this beautiful animal….........great coloring…!
Jocelyn Hyers, 2 months ago
another absolutely breathtaking shot! ..
you are right the beauty and strength just shine through …
Christian Hartung, 2 months ago
amazing shot, well done
Maya -, 2 months ago
Your photos are so amazing and I have just started looking!
iceeyes, about 1 month ago
I can feel some melancholy from her eyes…
Jo Hoden, about 1 month ago
fantastic shot
amarica, about 1 month ago
Outstanding art
Kenny Gulley Jr., about 1 month ago
gorgeous!
it always surprises me how small these guys are
ELENNE BOOTHE, about 1 month ago
Ever so beautiful. amazing shot.
Anna Williams, about 1 month ago
This is a gorgeous shot, wow…it is beautiful perfectly framed!
Phil Deaves, 19 days ago
Wow…wow…wow…absolutely stunning. A magnificent picture…well done.
Robert Elliott, 19 days ago
Looks so thoughtful, brilliant image
Rhonda Thomassen, 19 days ago
GORGEOUS CREATURE! wow, love the capture, nicely done.
Garret, 19 days ago
Beautiful, is it in the wild?
George Lenz, 16 days ago
slimply a beautiful capture and animal. Nice story too…
WayoftheWarrior, 9 days ago
WOW
Gregg Williams, 8 days ago
Powerful, the faces of nature never cease to amaze me.
Michael Beers, 8 days ago
GREAT EYE FOR THE PERFECT SHOT.
BE PROUD OF YOUR TALENT AND PASSION.
Nith, 6 days ago
wow so wonderful shot , smart capture
Maggieposh, 6 days ago
This is a truly stunning shot most amazing detail..Mp
Jeff Burns, 6 days ago
absolutely stunning brilliant shot
AngelPhotozzz, 6 days ago
Wow this is awsome the light and clarity are perfect! Well done!
Dawnsky2, 4 days ago
beautiful image :)
Glenda Remaklus, 4 days ago
Such a breath taking capture of this magnificent animal . Beautiful done!!
Brett Still, 2 days ago
Your images are absolutely amazing and this particular image is an example of your excellent work. It gives us a peek into the world of these amazing creatures.
bill oneil, 2 days ago
Man this is fantastic. instant favourite…..just a tremendous shot.