Yawn

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, ISO 1600, f5, 1/250, full frame.

Photographed this pregnant dhole (Cuon alpinus) in bandipur.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

That was scary for a moment. The teeth look nice. Love how you have got the blur perfectly keeping the focus on the Dhole.
Any particular reason why you went for a central composition?
Do you have any shots with the 1.4x or 2x attached?
Thanks for sharing. This is lovely.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I could have used 1.4x. However, that would have been a tight close up. I was aiming for selective depth of field. I could have use a shallow aperture like f4 or f2.8. However, that would have been too shallow. The reason for central placement was that the blue out of focus trees were on both sides of the dhole and to me it felt better along with the out of focus areas infront as well. However, I was aware that not everyone will agree for a central composition.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bibhav Behera]

However, I was aware that not everyone will agree for a central composition.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

I agree with the composition, just wanted to know what was going through your mind when you clicked this :)

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Lovely image Sabyasachi, excellent timing.
tfs

[Mrudul Godbole]

The low angle gives it a different look. The yawning pose is great. The details are nice. Nice composition. Thanks for sharing.

[Lakshminarayanan Nataraja]

Splendid exhibition of the armoury. The toothpaste white canines and bone cracking incisors are too good.

Nice capture.

[Nikhilesh Mahakur]

Nice moment captured , no nits .
TFS

[Div Puri]

Fantastic shot.

[Atul Dhamankar]

Nice low angle shot.