You captured the spirit and the land, jaw dropping beautiful work Eric, #13 made me
Lovely light, great poses, pleasing comps and some wonderful spacious scenery to appreciate.....All good here and you earned my vote!
Stay healthy...
Karl
6 weeks of isolation has allowed you to nail the processing on these. Amazing set of images. Hopefully one day the world will reopen for travel so we can all get to experience amazing things like this in the future.
brian_sp wrote:
wow Eric!, people go through their whole life never seeing one, and you have one, or 2 in an image or mom and kitten, well done, gorgeous shots, each of them! you are the big cat King!
Thanks Brian, we were incredibly fortunate to see and photograph two families....timing worked out just perfectly
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AGeoJO wrote:
I can imagine how awe-inspiring your experience was and those images are to die for... well, almost . YGMV, Eric!
Joshua
Thans Joshua, it was quite special....and very different from photographing cats from a vehicle
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Bobg657 wrote:
Welcome back, this was a great way to return to posting here! Seeing not just the adults but the cubs must have been just amazing, it certainly looks like it was!
TFS,
Bob
Thanks Bob....it was very special and felt so fortunate to be able to have this experience right before all hell broke out at home
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KCollett wrote:
Superb set, Eric. As others have mentioned, shooting apex predators tends to be very visceral and inspiring for most people. And, you have done it so many times and come away with so many great memories, and still retain that awe. Fantastic. And, as a bonus for us, you bring back such amazing images to support those memories. Thank you for sharing your spiritual experience.
Thanks Ken....it is so different to photographing from a vehicle....there is an intimacy that one has that is impossible when in a jeep
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bobbytan wrote:
You never disappoint us, Eric! The lighting, composition, tones, and actions are all simply exhilarating! Impeccably captured and rendered! Voted!
Thanks so much bobby....it is a fantastic place with incredible topography and gorgeous cats....nothing more to ask for
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dclark wrote:
Wow, a great collection of images! One prize winning shot after another.
Dave
Thanks Dave...these guys delivered in spades.
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Warkari wrote:
Breathtaking set, Eric
You got my vote
Amit
Thanks Amit....it is such a beautiful country with hills, snow covered peaks and then there are gorgeous tawny cats
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mogul wrote:
#8 for me....almost like a painting
Thanks so much....we were so fortunate with light....wind was another thing altogether but in general no complaints at all.
RobAmy wrote:
Superb set, Eric
Thanks Rob
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psharvic wrote:
The "Cat Master" is back. Excellent work, Eric.
Many thanks for the kind words😺
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Bogino wrote:
Very Inspiring for those of us wanting to get better. Just Superb!
That is such a wonderful compliment, thank you so much.
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surfnron wrote:
This set is over the top Eric. Just too many good ones to pick ~ Ron
Thanks Ron..hope you guys are doing ok.
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dallvr wrote:
Great set, very special to see the cubs!
Thanks and I am in total agreement about seeing the cubs
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howardF wrote:
Looks those cats were your models and they posed for you. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks Howard...at times I did think they had done this before...we got very fortunate
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morris wrote:
Possibly your best set of cat images Eric. Coming out of such a high and into such a low has got to feel quite strange. It looks like you took your time processing and did a terrific job.
Stay well,
Morris
Thanks my friend...I was very fortunate to have an amazing guide and relatively good light. The cats cooperated for the most part so that made my job easier, stay safe!
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Tom In Arizona wrote:
Hi Eric...
Just one word: perfect. But why stop there: excellent, gorgeous, outstanding, wonderful, inspiring, awesome.
And, you get a vote from me.
Tom
Thanks for your words And support...Both are very much appreciated
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louie champan wrote:
Truly amazing images Eric.
Thanks Louie..hope all is well in the PNW.
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stanparker wrote:
Gorgeous shots, lucky you to experience that.
Thanks Stan and yes, I know how fortunate I was t have this experience.
vbnut wrote:
Marvelous images as usual Eric. Its just a pleasure to view them. I pick #13 as the cutest ever.
One question, what part of the world are these from?
Thanks so much...these are from Chile
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DonGut wrote:
Caturday never looked better. Well done young man.
Don
Thanks Don...could not have asked for a better travel partner and friend...until next time😸
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Pius Sullivan wrote:
Killer shot's, Eric.
Pius
Thanks Prius
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Karl Witt wrote:
Hello there my friend Ohhhh these are so 'you'
You captured the spirit and the land, jaw dropping beautiful work Eric, #13 made me
Lovely light, great poses, pleasing comps and some wonderful spacious scenery to appreciate.....All good here and you earned my vote!
Stay healthy...
Karl
Thank you Karl...glad to hear you are doing well
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bibek wrote:
Wow Eric. The entire unfolds in this set. Kudos doc.
Thanks Bibek...it was an awesome experience
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Margaret
Thank you so much Margaret
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kdacharya wrote:
simply amazing, Eric. loved the handling of the light and the action shots. Voted for sure
Thanks KD...it was a 10 trip
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kmunroe wrote:
an excellent set of cats Eric
Thanks Kenny
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arbitrage wrote:
6 weeks of isolation has allowed you to nail the processing on these. Amazing set of images. Hopefully one day the world will reopen for travel so we can all get to experience amazing things like this in the future.
TFS
Geoff
Thanks Geoff...plenty of time on my hands for sure...and I do hope this isn’t the last time I’m out and about for months but I fear it just may be
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AZHeaven wrote:
Gorgeous! My pro friends had to cancel this years Puma tour for obvious reasons. I so want to go with them next year!!
Thanks...we were so lucky to have gotten to do this before all he’ll broke out...I made it home with about a week to spare
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Daniel Mideros wrote:
Beautiful photos, Eric.
Thanks Daniel
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runakid wrote:
Finest puma photos that I have ever seen.
Thank you, we did get really fortunate having 2 sets of families with cubs of different ages
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butlerkid wrote:
Simply a stunning set of images! Each one is thrilling, inspiring and humbling.....
Thank you for your very kind words
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runakid wrote:
They were all great but the light and everything in the picture made me look again again at #2.
Thanks so much...we had many really good sightings
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sum1sgrampa wrote:
These are all just incredible !! The last one really grabs me. YGMV
Gary
Thanks Gary...that particular sighting was off the rails
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Fred Amico wrote:
Your images are always excellent, Eric!
runakid wrote:
Any idea on what happened to the first mom's eye? You being in the trade.
Blinka lost her eye as a cub and has managed to be resilient and survive. How she lost her eye isn’t known.
Ohhhh these are so 'you' 
