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Lynx


Lynx
Photo Information
Copyright: Elio Zoppi (zoe00) Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1 W: 14 N: 3] (572)
Genre: People
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05-02
Categories: Daily Life, Nature, Pets
Camera: Canon EOS 5D, Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM, RAW
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/640 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-07-03 13:25
Viewed: 163
Points: 8
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Lynx have short tails and characteristic tufts of black hair on the tip of their ears. They have a ruff under the neck, which has black bars (not very visible), resembling a bow tie. They have large padded paws for walking on snow, and long whiskers on the face. The body color varies from medium brown to gold-ish to beige-white; and occasionally, is marked with dark brown spots, especially on the limbs. All species of lynx also have white fur on their chests, bellies and on the insides of their legs, which are extensions of the chest and belly fur. Also, the lynx's coloring, fur height and paw size varies by its climate range — in the Southwestern United States, the fur and color are short-haired, dark and the paws are smaller and less padded; as the lynx ranges to its colder northern climes, the fur gets progressively thicker (for warmth), the color gets lighter (for camouflage) and its paws enlarge and become more padded for snowy environments. Their paws may become larger than a human hand.

They have extremely good hearing and they also have 28 teeth, which, when paired with the jaw structure, stab deeply into their prey. This can be especially helpful to the lynx because they are not the most efficient hunters and they lose most of their prey to a variety of factors.

The smallest species are the Bobcat and the Canada Lynx, with average weights 10 to 13 kilograms (22 to 29 lb), while the largest is the Eurasian Lynx, with average weight 18 to 25 kilograms (40 to 55 lb), up to a reported maximum of 40 kilograms (88 lb), but there is considerable variation within species.

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Good sharp capture and interesting light, nice depth of field and framing. A shame though that we don't see the face of the lynx, but only its profile. A very typical cat-like way of sitting.
Rew

Very nice capture. Good sharpness too. Too bad about the light part in it, but it's not disturbing.
Nice captured!

wonderful capture!
i like the details, you have expressed them very well!...
great focus, and i love the blurred background ...it adds nice atmosphere

Regards,
Alper

  • Great 
  • hbs Gold Star Critiquer [C: 51 W: 0 N: 0] (206)
  • [2009-07-04 5:54]

striking photo
nice colors and cool pov
tfs
hbs

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