Ferocious Yawn

[Debasis Bose]

Imagine the sight of angry and growling tiger if yawn is so ferocious

Sighting was @ 5.10 pm, light was poor and few vehicles arrived from other side disturbing the tigress. Corbett Tiger Reserve

Nikon, Nikor 300 F2.8, ISO 200, f2.8, 1/80s

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

Beautiful frame. Again, a higher ISO (say 400 or even 800) will help with room for a higher shutter speed which in turn will help with more details (especially around the mouth and the right leg which is moving). I have a feeling the focus is locked around the body / hind leg of the animal . . . . i could be wrong.

Loved the brilliant eye contact, the awesome low angle and the posture of this magnificent animal.

thanks for sharing

Rajan

[Mrudul Godbole]

The canines look quite dangerous :). Agree with Rajan's comments. Wish the gypsy's were not present in the background, that would have enhanced the wilderness feel. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Agree with the previous comments. You can push up the ISO. The rule of thumb is that shutter speed should be 1/focal length. So if you are using a 200mm lens then shutter speed should be 1/200. Ofcourse with image stabilisation in the lens one can go a bit lower. However, when the subject is moving, you need higher shutter speed to arrest the motion. Look at the histogram if you find time and see that the histogram doesn't bunch close to the left side. Also there appears to be some noise reduction done.