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Posted by MaryB (Staffordshire, United Kingdom) on 19 September 2007 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
I didn't think that this one had worked so was really happy to see it was ok when I saw it on the computer!
this is not a cropped image, but I did lighten it a little as it was a bit dark on the right :)
Sorry I didn't get to visit everyones P-blog yesterday, I'm having computer troubles, managed to get on for a while and reply to comments, I will catch up with you today, all being well :)
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Any tips or constructive criticism are welcome :)
I really appreciate all your comments, thank you so much. I'm only sorry I've not got time to respond. I do read all the comments and will try to answer any questions you have
@Eleftheria, 9 years old,: He was enjoying his day sleeping in the sunshine :)
Takiyah from Snellville, United States
Very nice! These wild cats are so beautiful:)
19 Sep 2007 5:46am
@Takiyah: They are wonderful creatures and being white and brown instead of the usual orange and black colour they are very special too!
Thank you Takiyah :)
@Vanessa: Oh Vanessa, they were beautiful, can't belive we got so close to them!
thanks hun :)
@Manuela Photography: Thank you Manuela they are fabulous beasts.
Mandy from South Africa
He's lovely Mary...And what a lovely close up! Look at all the detail on his face.
19 Sep 2007 6:59am
@Mandy: I was so pleased to get as close as we did, his markings were an incredible colour, chocolate brown and off white.
Thank you as always for your kind encouraging comments Mandy :)
@Silvia: Thank you Silvia for your continued visits and kind comments :)
Shahab from Qazvin, Iran
Wow!Cooooooooooool close-up!Very beautiful!!!Nicely captured!
19 Sep 2007 7:41am
@Shahab: That's what I said Shahab, when I saw that this had turned out as it did.
Thank you very much for your lovley comment :)
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
he looks like he is in quiet meditation.These animals are so awesome,and now fences??wow,so very dangerously exciting!:)
19 Sep 2007 8:33am
@tyan: Oooo tyan it was soooo exciting, I've never been this close to an animal like this before, there were some people taking pictures with the car window open, and calling to the lions to get there attention, they were soon told to close them by the rangers! that is definatly one risk I wouldn't take!
We got a free ticket to go again, so if we have the time we will definatly return :)
Bron from Canberra, Australia
Another fabulous shot Mary!
Yes the towns(?) are Rugeley, Blithfield, Swynnerton and the house at Blithfield - it belonged to a rather quaintly named set of great grans called Bagot!! I have no idea where they are except in county Staff - so they're probably far away from you. Interesting though :)
19 Sep 2007 8:43am
@Bron: OMG Bron! I live not far away from these places, Rugeley is market town and about 8 or 9 miles away, Blithfield is a little further and has the most beautiful scenery http://www.south-staffs-water.co.uk/community/blithfield.asp The causeway across the res is a mile long. And you'll never guess but the Bagot family still own Blithfield hall!
Lol I got so excited I nearly forgot to say thank you :)
Babul Bhatt from Bombay, India
awesome close-up Mary... are you gonna get any closer?
19 Sep 2007 10:42am
@Babul Bhatt: That's as close as I got Babul, they were really amazing!
I hope to go again if we have time before the park closes for winter and I'll take the safari bus, it goes off road so we can get really close :)
Thank you Babul for your lovely comment :)
@Organik: Thank you OM, I'm hoping next time to take the safari bus around the park, they go off road and get really close, now that will be exciting!
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Ahh pretty pussycat, I'll stay away I promise. Great Shot MaryB ;)
19 Sep 2007 11:00am
@Lorraine: You know Lorraine, they wern't botherd in the least by all the cars going around the park, they were really happy lying in the sun, lucky for us they chose to nap on the platforms so we could see them.
Thank you Lorraine for your lovely comments and visits, I really appreciate them :)
@Harald: Thank you Harald, I was really happy to get this shot, it made my day :)
@jen: Thanks Jen, we had to wait in line for a while to get a shot this close but it was worth the wait :)
@badala: Thank you badala for your lovely comments and your visits, I really appreciate them :)
@Images by KC Photography: Thank you KC, he was a beautiful beast! :)
@HorseRotorVator: Wow! thank you HRV your very kind :)
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
"Let sleeping tigers lie..."
Aside from that advice, this is a spectacular capture of this tiger in repose; I love his whiskers -- reminds of our various pet housecats (they only think they are tigers).
19 Sep 2007 3:59pm
@Viewfinder: Awww! VF thank you :) your comments are alway so very kind, and I really do appreciate them. Cats big or small are wonderful creatures, I love all animals, sadly I have no pets now, they have all passed away but I have my photographs and memories of them :)
@Brian: Thanks Brian, I don't think I would either lol :D thank goodness he'd already eaten that day :)
R Francis from Over Yonder, United States
Awwwww da pussy cat is tired :( .....let's wake him up !
Fabulous capture ! :)
19 Sep 2007 5:56pm
@R Francis: Lol.......... you first Rob :D
Cheers Pal :)
Yvon from Orléans, France
nice captation, wonderfull, this little pussycat
great shot
19 Sep 2007 6:32pm
@Yvon: Thank you for you visit and very kind comment Yvon :)
Erik from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
So close, so soft, so lovely! Almost a teddycat :) if one wouldn't know better!
19 Sep 2007 6:41pm
@Erik: He is beautiful but dangerous, he is a magestic beast :)
thank you Erik.
@amy: Thank you Amy for your very kind comment :) I really appreciate it.
Michael from Wuppertal, Germany
This one´s really cute and stunning shot! Where did you made it?
19 Sep 2007 7:20pm
@Michael: Thank you Michael, I took this at the West Midlands Safari Park, UK
the animals are free to roam, but the Lions and Tigers are kept seperatly, from each other and from the other animals, but they have a very large area of the park.
Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States
Beautiful wildlife (or zoo-life) photo!
19 Sep 2007 7:25pm
@Ken McCoy: Thank you Ken, it is a zoo of sorts and although the lions tigers etc are enclosed we were able to drive through the large areas of the park where they live, other animals such as deer, zebra and rhino all roam freely to in their large area, there are plenty of rangers on site in vehicles to keep order! it's an up close and personal type of park. No fences between you and the animals. Just your car.
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Wow, another absolutely altogether gorgeous macro, Mary!! Such a magnificent creature & captured in such alert stillness!! You are truly very brave. :)
19 Sep 2007 7:40pm
@Rebecca: Oh Rebecca your kind comments warm my heart thank you, it was a very exciting day, to be up close to these animals with no fence just the car between us and them!
Bron from Canberra, Australia
Wow Mary I can't believe it! Fancy the old rellies still in the house - how strange. My 14x great grandfather lived there born abt 1461 d 1534 I have a brass rubbing picture of him. His name at the time was spelt Sir Loys Bagot,(!!) but he was Lewis I think. I'm descended from his daughter Jane. Have you ever seen the house? this is spooky!! cheers Bron
19 Sep 2007 10:15pm
@Bron: You can just about see the house through the trees from the road, How amazing is this! it's so exciting,
http://www.bagotfamilyandblithfield.com/
This is the Bagot family web site, it has a message forum for family members all over the world, I hope you find this interesting!
Will definatly have to go and get you some photos of this place Bron :)
@Tse Min: Thank you for your visit and very kind comment Tse Min :)
Rob from Velveetaville, United States
Beautiful portrait of this wonderful animal MB!
20 Sep 2007 12:06am
@Rob: Thank you Rob, he was an amazing animal!
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
He and the Lion from yesterday are truly magnificent creatures --and I'm a dog lover.
20 Sep 2007 4:17am
@Twelvebit: Thank you Twelvebit! they were truly amazing to see :)
Bron from Canberra, Australia
Heavens to betsy Mary!!! What a shame my branch of the family married into no money! haha This isn't a house - it's a mansion! Thanks for the link to the Bagot message site - I'm amazed.
I've researched a lot of the tree - Jane Bagot's dau Ellen Thirkell married Rowland Rugeley in about 1533 and that name stayed in my line until 1719 when Frances Rugeley married a Wagstaff from Bedfordshire. That name was the main line until my Great great Grandmum Hannah Wagstaff married and ran away to Oz in 1855! She was, according to legend, taken firmly out of the will! I think she must have really loved her husband!! He was a widower with a small child. Not at all suitable.... The first Bagot was recorded in 1086 I think...
I'd Love some photos one day if you ever get there thanks so much!
20 Sep 2007 7:02am
@Bron: This is all really exciting! there is also a hall at Swynerton, which I think you mentioned. If we have the time we might be able to go for a drive that way on Sunday, although the weather forcast doesn't look too good.
Here's a pic I took at Blithfield looking towards the area where the Hall is from the causeway, in July this year.
http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j135/snow_flake58/P1050213.jpg
@jelb: Thank you jelb :)
Bron from Canberra, Australia
What a beautiful picture Mary! Thanks you. So amazing to think my ancestors lived there. Don't go out in the nasty weather for me!! Please wait until it's fine and pleasant :)
The Swynerton connection is very far back!
Sir Robert de Swynnerton b: Abt. 1355 in Swynnerton, Staffordshire, England d: 1395 married Elizabeth Bek
They were my 18th g grand parents. I also had Swinnerton (sic) as where they lived. They linked into the Bagot family through the Thirkells in 1460. All long ago but very interesting to me! So amazing to find you living near to where they were.. I'd like to show you the picture of Lewis Bagot - I'll see if I can some how post a link for you.
21 Sep 2007 1:01am
Bron from Canberra, Australia
http://www.mbs-brasses.co.uk/pic_lib/Blithfield_Brass.htm
Here he is!
21 Sep 2007 1:08am
Panasonic DMC-FZ7
1/1000 second
F/5.6
ISO 100
432 mm (35mm equiv.)