To answer Strikeslip's question, the tiger was real. He was about 5 metres away through a (scratched) plastic window, and this is pretty much a full frame reduced down to entry size. A full size crop at 640 pixels barely includes the whole of the tiger's eye!
As for DoF - it was very narrow partly necessary due to the backlighting and low light conditions, combined with a slow zoom at full extension. But it was partly intentional - it was my intention to isolate the eye as a focal point using DoF.
The grain is also intentionally retained (I like it) except in the eye (again to draw attention), though the slight discolouration in the bottom left is not intended.
I must admit, I am a bit disappointed not to hit a 6 with this (though it started at 5.1 after 30 votes, and I am pleased it got as far as 5.8 by the end of the week, still).
The Camera Model
Canon EOS 20D
Shooting Date/Time
15/07/2005 09:18:13
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/100
Av( Aperture Value )
6.3
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
1600
Lens
75.0 - 300.0 mm
Focal Length
300.0 mm
Image Size
3504x2336
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
One-Shot AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Standard
Sharpness Standard
Color saturation Standard
Color tone 0
Color Space
sRGB
Noise Reduction
Off
File Size
3208 KB
Statistics
Place: 82 out of 198 Avg (all users): 5.8319 Avg (commenters): 6.9286 Avg (participants): 5.7434 Avg (non-participants): 5.9160 Views since voting: 1232 Views during voting: 335 Votes: 232 Comments: 17 Favorites: 2 (view)
Well done Matt.
I guess that technical perfection doesn't count for much against "Ooooooooooh" appeal on this site. I agree with slippy if thats any consolation.
This is definitely the Blue Ribbon shot right here. I'm sure of it. If you don't win the Blue Ribbon I'm going to find a high tower and jump off of it! I would tell you how amazing this shot is, but I'm sure you've already had a hundred comments to that effect. I'm even having trouble believing this is an actual, living tiger. Of course, if it's a stuffed tiger I'd want to take my 10 back. [10]
Since I am lacking in technical skills, I cannot give helpful comments. I am strictly a photo buff who is trying to improve, but as to telling you what is wrong or right, I am in no position to say. I am simply voting based on whether I like the picture or not. Sorry, maybe someday I will be able to give helpful advice
Beautifully composed shot, but IMHO when a shot is this close-up, the DOF has to be really sharp. This is a little blurry & grainy, while just around the eyes is in pretty good focus - at least on my monitor.
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