
Photograph © L. Shyamal · CC BY-SA 3.0Source checked 2026-11-03 · Display copy resized; capture metadata omitted.
L. Shyamal’s photograph is identified by its source as a jungle cat from Munsiyari, Uttarakhand, in May 2008. The source does not explicitly state the capture setting; JJ does not infer one.
A way of seeing.
The warm tones of the cat and the textured rock are close in colour. The face and ears offer clearer visual separation than the body.
Where does your eye land first? Notice how texture and edge contrast influence the way you read the animal’s outline.
These are JJ’s visual observations and learning prompts, not a first-person account by the source photographer.
The capture, with context.
- Photographer
- L. Shyamal
- Capture date, per source
- May 2008
- Setting
- Munsiyari, Uttarakhand, India · Setting not explicitly documented
- Camera settings
- Nikon E3700 · f/5.5 · ISO 50 (source metadata)
- Editing and display preparation
- JJ resized and re-encoded the existing source photograph for display, omitting capture metadata. No generative edits.
- Source review date
- 2026-11-03
- Reuse terms
- CC BY-SA 3.0 ↗
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