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p.1 #1 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


FujiFilm X-T1
FujiFilm XF 18-55

This is an interesting event. You can only see it a few days out of the year for a few minutes before sunset. When the timing is right you can see what looks to be a shadow of a cougar chasing its prey.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48773003563_a84a3e43e3_b.jpg



Jan 28, 2021 at 12:30 PM
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Jan 28, 2021 at 12:46 PM
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p.1 #3 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


I am not sure how to interpret that emoji. However, I am not pulling your leg if that is skepticism. This does happen.


Jan 28, 2021 at 01:10 PM
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p.1 #4 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


Ah, yes, I see it!


Jan 28, 2021 at 01:21 PM
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p.1 #5 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


Nice composition. Well done it.
Most people think Fuji is more oriented to portrait than landscape,
but sometimes Fuji present wonderful landscape image.
Yours is fine and great in this point.



Jan 28, 2021 at 01:53 PM
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p.1 #6 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


Thank you. I think I know why people say Fuji is more portrait oriented. The colors are more tuned to skin tones (well some skin tones). However, once you post process it doesn't matter. You can color grade. The lenses are more than sharp enough for landscape. In fact with some of their primes you can get corner to corner sharpness wide open.


Jan 28, 2021 at 02:02 PM
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p.1 #7 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


cbass wrote:
I am not sure how to interpret that emoji. However, I am not pulling your leg if that is skepticism. This does happen.


That emoji represents "cool"

And that is a cool shot and story.



Jan 28, 2021 at 05:57 PM
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p.1 #8 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


Cbass,

Very nice shot. Can see "The Cougar's Shadow" quite clearly. How did you ever become aware of this light and shadow trick? Thanks for posting.



Jan 28, 2021 at 07:44 PM
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p.1 #9 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


That is cool!


Jan 29, 2021 at 01:44 AM
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p.1 #10 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


I don't see an older woman chasing a young dude. I just see something like a predatory animal.


Jan 29, 2021 at 02:12 AM
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p.1 #11 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


WiseTioga wrote:
Cbass,

Very nice shot. Can see "The Cougar's Shadow" quite clearly. How did you ever become aware of this light and shadow trick? Thanks for posting.


Yes you can see the shadow clearly. As stated previously it does not always happen. You have to be in the right place at the right time for it to appear. It's only a few days a year that you can see it.

This is information that I seek out living in Arizona as I like adventure and here it's limitless. I look at social media, forums, blogs, and even sometimes just google maps. In this particular case someone posted it on social media and I did some research and found a few blogs that wrote about it.




Jan 29, 2021 at 11:17 AM
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p.1 #12 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


That is very cool, and the silhouette leaves no doubt it is a mountain lion. Nice job.

Arizona is a beautiful state. Love how the mountains change color as the sun passes over. Send some more!



Jan 29, 2021 at 05:02 PM
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p.1 #13 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


That is very much a mountain lion as seen with the shadows cast !! Great image.


Jan 29, 2021 at 07:13 PM
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p.1 #14 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


junglialoh wrote:
Nice composition. Well done it.
Most people think Fuji is more oriented to portrait than landscape,
but sometimes Fuji present wonderful landscape image.
Yours is fine and great in this point.


Also, don't believe in the youtuber's pushing color science and trying to tie it to a brand. I can tell you that the colors coming from the camera can change based on the lens and you get color variation between sensors/bodies. Fuji X-T1 renders colors different from X-T2 which is different from X-T3, etc. Same with lenses. On the X-T1 Fuji native lenses generally render warm but if I put on a vintage Soviet lens or a Zeiss Contax the color profile changes significantly. Then there is color grading in post processing which most photographers do.




Jan 30, 2021 at 10:53 AM
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p.1 #15 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


I do not know much about any technical issue, but I agree to what you said from field experience. It is indeed own character and Fuji's own is unique.


Jan 31, 2021 at 07:24 AM
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p.1 #16 · Superstition Mountains Cougar


Neat image, thanks for sharing it. I had never seen this before now. Nice work.


Jan 31, 2021 at 08:47 AM





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