Shy Ocelot
Rare Ocelot (panthera pardalis) making an even rarer appearance outdoors the other day. Cat-lovers will recognise his sozzled expression as the result of sniffing out the aromatic leaves (he was quite keen in the one in the foreground).
Canon EOS 50D with Canon EF 70-200mm L IS f/4
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Sean Jansen
Oh wow, awesome capture and those teeth !! Beautiful cat and markings lovely but he looks mean : )
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Sean! Small but mean, just like me, rofl! ;o)))
Torfinn Johann...
Excellent portrait! Wonderful colours, details, and dof.
WatscapePhoto
High as a kite. Not surprizing he’s rare – they were all made into coats, wern’t they? Terrific capture, Krys. ;-)
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Steve! Yep they were popular for coats! Personally, they’re not my colour…... ;o)))
AnnDixon
Fantastic capture, well done,
justrick
well done top capture
right place and time
to get a fine shot of him
Krys . cheers rick
HELUA
Wonderful capture…lovely cat…and interestingly scarred ears!:))
dawndavies
such a fabulous image, stunning colours,dawnx
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Dawn! Good morning from overcast Southampton! ;o)
Ellen
Excellent photo of this beautiful cat!
itsallgoodamanda
He is lovely ,but kitty looks pretty evil I have to say.
Pam Moore
Wow Krys! Awesome shot! :-)
Kymie
What a gorgeous animal, love the photo
C J Hummel - ...
Fabulous capture! As you said rare appearance is so very true! Well done Krys
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks CeeJay! Many of the animals seemed to be quite obliging last Tuesday, including Ernesto the Anteater! ;o)
Elaine Teague
Excellent capture Krys. Beautiful.
Ginny York
Awesome catch Krys! A fav for sure!
Richard G Witham
Ha, ha, ... looks like it’s playing that game, “Where’s the Ocelot”?, ... “Here he is”!
Great photo Krys, perfect DOF and exposure.
Diane Schuster
What a glorious creature, beautiful face! Dee
eaglewatcher
Beautiful animal and beautiful capture!! Well done, Krys!
KEITH R. WILL...
excellent capture
Al Bourassa
Nicely caught Krys.
Lori Peters
Krys, this is so very beautiful! xo
Scott d'Almeida
stunning
bubbleblue
Wonderful capture. He has beautiful markings
Kimberly Palmer
What a beauty!
JoBaby13
A superb shot – as always – Krys!! =))
Dusker
Looks a pretty tough cookie; great shot.
Shaun Whiteman
A beautiful shot, wonderful composition and details!!
Jacky Parker
Stunning capture :D
Jellybean720
Beautiful Image :))
seawhisper
whoa! I always wanted to get a photo of an ocelot – they’re so elegant, and yet cute :) you’ve caught him in such a great pose! :)
seawhisper
ooh btw if I can be so bold – I believe that adding just a touch of saturation would bring more live to this wonderful photo :D
Krys Bailey replied
Hahaha! Thank you for your kind comments and for being so bold! More saturation isn’t a bad idea though I tend to be careful to try not to add too much colour saturation as one of the photo libraries I submit to occasionally gets picky about it! ;o)
nishagandhi
great shot
seawhisper
wow really? which one? I believe stocks and such have sometimes really crazy policies…
Chris Fawkes
Very good.
Marianne Vene...
Gorgeous shot Kris!
Joanne Bradley
Excellent shot! Great color, composition and detail!
Lucindawind
awww we have kittens some times at the shelter that look like tiny ocelots ..they are soooo adorable ....fantastic shot !!!
Krys Bailey replied
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment so nicely on so many of my photos! How are you doing??? ;o)
Lucindawind
HI Krys. Im getting over a flu ( but not the H1N1) slowly tho
Ruth Lambert
Please consider *ANIMAL PHOTOGRAPHY for this beautiful capture!*
Krys Bailey replied
Thanks Ruth! ;o)