Siberian Bath @ the Phila Zoo

Good contrast and sharpness.

A bit grainy, but great composition and subject

I love the image composition - the shot is great. It looks like artifacts and oversharpening were introduced in the making of the file for the web.

Quite possibly the artifacts assumed to be caused by over sharpening are a result of reflections from all the droplets this cat was covered with... I did apply a small percentage of sharpening because of the conversion from tiff to jpeg but the original image is really quite pleasing... I just wish I had gotten a better angle for catchlight.

Unfortunately, such opportunities rarely present themselves 100% to our liking.

Thank you all for your perspectives and observations. ~Galan

Well, you have the right idea, but the shot itself is unimaginative. Try lowering the contrast to soften. Keep at it!

Ann, I appreciate your comments but until you post something to show me that you have any talent whatsoever, they land on mute ears.

lovely shot, composed well

You captured a wonderful, playful expression on your tiger's face. That makes the photo.