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I'm going to shoot a black jaguar through glass with a rubber lens hood against the glass
my query is do i dial in a couple of stops of + exposure so the cat is not under exposed ?
 
holty said:
I'm going to shoot a black jaguar through glass with a rubber lens hood against the glass
my query is do i dial in a couple of stops of + exposure so the cat is not under exposed ?
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AFAIK a Jaguar is in effect a black leopard in that it is not solid black, it has some underlying patterning. And if the enclosure lighting and your metering selection can bring it out then so much the better.

Having said that without knowing the lighting conditions were I in your shoes I would start by using centre weighed metering and no ec adjustment. Checking the result and the histogram...... making any adjustment as or if needed.

PS it is possible if a popular viewing area that the glass will be dirty......depending the situation clean the glass to remove finger/hand grease & sweat marks ;)
 
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Box Brownie said:
AFAIK a Jaguar is in effect a black leopard in that it is not solid black, it has some underlying patterning.
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A black Jaguar, is a black Jaguar.
A black Leopard, is a black Leopard ;)

Just shoot in manual and adjust accordingly. Is it at Chester Zoo?
 
nickEnackEnoo said:
A black Jaguar, is a black Jaguar.
A black Leopard, is a black Leopard ;)

Just shoot in manual and adjust accordingly. Is it at Chester Zoo?
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OK I was mixing my continents....... but when black it is a melanistic variant with the underlying patterning still visible in many (all?) cases, isn't it???

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I found this description

Although jaguars are famous for their easily recognized rose-like black markings (rosettes) all over their tawny-colored bodies, they can vary from reddish-brown to black. Black (melanistic) jaguars, also called black panthers, still have the typical markings but they are virtually hidden by the excess black pigment melanin.
 
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Box Brownie said:
OK I was mixing my continents....... but when black it is a melanistic variant with the underlying patterning still visible in many (all?) cases, isn't it???
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Indeed. The pattern isn't always obvious and indoor lighting might not be enough for it to come through. I didn't see Wingham's Black Jaguar, but Chester's usually shows more outdoor than indoor when I've been there.
 
going to loral part Tenerife

thanks for the help guys
 
Chances are that if said black cat is filling the frame, the meter is going to overexpose anyway so I'd have thought it unlikely you'll need to dial any + exposure compensation in. You may end up dialing in some -ve compensation but your histogram should tell you if you're capturing all the information needed.
 
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