The third animal we had the opportunity to photograph was a young Canada Lynx.  It almost looks like your typical kitten until you look at those big paws.  The kitten was pretty nervous with 18 photographers surrounding it in a semi-circle.   It kept hiding in the log, which was partially hollow, or ducking beneath it to escape out the backside.  We had a couple breaks in the shoot while the trainer chased it down in the long grass behind the log. 

By this time in the shoot, I had settled down a bit and was selecting my shots rather than just firing away constantly.  I did a pretty good job of waiting until the kitten was looking my way or in a direction that was appropriate for the shot.  I also did a better job of watching the ears.  Our instructor, David Middleton, kept stressing that it was important for the ears to be pointing forward when photographing the cats if you want the images to be marketable.

Next up: a porcupine.

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