Back Yard Cougar

[ronwoodcraft]

We set up the camera behind our small barn with the intention of getting a raccoon. We usually have to fine tune settings but this lion was the first customer and was badly over exposed and I had to darken it a lot.

This is basically a large dirt hole set like I used years ago when I used to trap fur bearing critters. The camera was placed at the back of the hole where I had some fish in the hole along with some predator lure at ground level.

The cat looks distorted because it was only about two and a half feet in front of the camera with the 17-40 lens at 17mm.

Canon 5D III, two Nikon SB28's, and Cognisys scout.

YODEF2PNG-1 by ronhouseholder, on Flickr

YODEFPNG-1 by ronhouseholder, on Flickr

[-jeff]

Very nice Ron. Thanks for sharing.

[riseform]

I think I'm going to go out an buy some fish!
Awesome first customer, congratulations!

[arnausc]

Wow! Very nice, especially the second one. Just one thing, maybe a slightly warmer color temperature would give more natural look...

[J Formstone]

Very Nice Ron. If I put any fish down in my garden I would get every domestic cat in the area coming in. Very cool to have a Cougar visiting your garden.

[ronwoodcraft]

Very nice Ron. Thanks for sharing.

Thank You Jeff!

[ronwoodcraft]

I think I'm going to go out an buy some fish!
Awesome first customer, congratulations!

Thank You! It didn't eat the fish. I think the predator lure and fresh dug dirt made it curious.

[ronwoodcraft]

Wow! Very nice, especially the second one. Just one thing, maybe a slightly warmer color temperature would give more natural look...

Thank You! I believe you're right.

[ronwoodcraft]

Very Nice Ron. If I put any fish down in my garden I would get every domestic cat in the area coming in. Very cool to have a Cougar visiting your garden.

Thanks John! There are a few feral house cats around. I was expecting one of them more than anything.

[nrake]

Amazing! Great job