Tiger 2

[Gajanan Bapat]

June 2012

canon 550d; 100-400 mm

f/6.3; 1/320 sec; ISO- 1000; Av Mode; Handheld

[Praveen Siddannavar]

It's a treat to watch these cubs in playful mood. Lovely image and sighting this
tfs

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice moment.

TFS
Roopak

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Lovely sighting. The image is overexposed (check the head of the tiger on left being). How much of a crop is this? The cub on the right is nice. Is this from tadoba? Thanks for sharing?

[Mohammed Raheel]

Lovely sighting. The image is overexposed (check the head of the tiger on left being). How much of a crop is this? The cub on the right is nice. Is this from tadoba? Thanks for sharing?

Hi Sabyasachi,
There are situations when sunrays fall on a portion of the subject overexposing that part. Is there a way to reduce the bright overexposed head of the tiger without reducing the overall clarity?
Thanks.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Hi Sabyasachi,
There are situations when sunrays fall on a portion of the subject overexposing that part. Is there a way to reduce the bright overexposed head of the tiger without reducing the overall clarity?
Thanks.

1. In digital we have to expose for the brightest part. If the brightest part of your image gets overexposed, the details there are lost for ever. If there are just a few blinking highlights in your image preview, then it can be recovered. Else, it is gone for ever. So when you expose an image ensure that the brightest part is not blown. When you check the histogram it should be close to the right, but not touching it.

2. In some cases, by using a graduated neutral density (GND) filter, we can place the dark part over the bright areas like sky in a landscape. That helps in bringing some uniformity.

3. While post processing, you can pull up the shadows and use slight fill light. That will help in decreasing the difference.

4. Most importantly, while photographing, ensure that the tonal range of the scene in your composition is within the dynamic range of your camera.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi