Ring tail cat

Gallery: Man & FaunaPosted December 23, 2015173 views5 comments

A seldom seen member of the raccoon family, the ringtail cat also known as the cacomistle is seldom seen in the daylight. This photo was taken at the Miller Park Zoo, on a overcast day. The pair of ringtails were exploring their exhibit including a hollow log suspended from the top of the exhibit. The low light and dark interior of the log required the use of flash to obtain photos of the ringtails.
Canon T6i
1/200 @ F-6.3 ISO 200
Sigma 18-250 @ 250mm Flash
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Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 23, 2015 at 12:04 PM

John,

thanks for posting this great portrait and I have to say that these are the type of images I personally would like to see more in this gallery, since in my opinion it shows that one can do also under these conditions very natural looking images.

Also the description you made is the way we want to see here, meaning a clear statement where it was taken and under which conditions.

Well done devil

P.S. Of course I welcome also pet photos, do not get me wrong, OK ?

Registered on January 27, 2004, 494 Posts, 4021 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Ramy on December 23, 2015 at 4:25 PM

Hey John,
Seldom seen indeed, first time for me and what a great look at the Ringtail you provided. The portrait style presentation works great with just enough habitat provided to add interest. The detail and colors are superb with nice use of fill flash.
Well done . . . devil

Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments

Comment posted by Jim Zablotny on December 24, 2015 at 12:39 PM

Hi John,

I only got a brief glimpse of one of these guys out in the wild. Flash is perfect and f6.3 worked very well for capturing the detail of the ringtail's face.......................Jim

Registered on January 17, 2004, 705 Posts, 3594 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 24, 2015 at 6:21 PM

Nice job, John. With those eyes, I'm surprised they were even up and about during the day. Beautiful detail in the face. Since you were already using flash, you might have stopped down for some more dof, mainly because I think it would add a little if the paws were in focus.

devil

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 27, 2015 at 8:29 AM

Hi John,

Wow - those are just amazing eyes. When I look at this ring tail's head it looks like an amazing "sensory array" - those huge whiskers, the big ears, those eyes...(and of course, they make it darned cute too).

I'm in agreement with Uwe that it's great to see shots such as these in this gallery. This is an example of an extremely tough animal to photograph effectively in the wild, and your image will help many people become aware of the very existence of animals like this! And that is a good thing...

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments