Coloring Inside the Lines That I Live Between

Photo taken in November, 2014 @ BestZOO, The Netherlands

Normally, I only play with B&W to make bird photos less boring or when there's something in the shot playing havoc.
The latter was the case with this photo. The Cougars have to pretty far away and you need to perfect angle (and leaning capabilities) to accomplish getting a fence-free photo. They're really slim bars, so basically all the photos have to be taken vertically.
Balancing a heavy camera just so to accomplish that feat (I know, I know, I need to start carrying a tripod to screw it on so I don't have to worry about the balancing thing) can get tedious when you've already been floundering around in front of other enclosures.
I'm really happy with the way this photo of mother and daughter turned out. There's was just a fade of fence visible on the right side, but with the B&W I'm pretty confident it's hardly noticeable anymore. To keep a bit more of the "alive" quality, the only thing that's kept it's color, are the Cougars' eyes.
I really hope you like it

Species: Cougar (Poema)

Latin name: Puma Concolor

Originates from the Americas.

Current Status: Least Concern

Did you know:

…The Cougar knows several names, such as Mountain Lion, Puma, Panther, Painter, Mountain Cat and Catamount.

…It is closer to related to smaller felines, than any subspecies of Lion.

…The Cougar hunts using stalk-and-ambush.

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