Tigress/Bandipur

[Praveen Siddannavar]

This Tigress needs no introduction and she is by far the most popular at Bandipur. I photographed this on 15th Jan' 2011

Camera Model Canon EOS 40D, 100-400, handheld
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
ISO 800
Focal length 400mm
Almost full frame

[Bhargava Srivari]

The PP on this one looks different...did you fill the blacks?

Nice to see an image of Gouri after some time..

tfs

[Vijayasarathy Sekar]

- Nice elusive moment captured. More space given in the direction the tigress is moving adds to the viewer's curiosity.

Was she targeting a prey?

The eye contact potrays the amount of concentration involved.
Capturing the front paw in the frame would have shown how carefully each move is made.

Lovely picture.

Thanks for Sharing!

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice pose captured. Some more space at the bottom would be good. Any post processing on the blacks? Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

In India, this kind of processing is used by a lot of people in photosharing sites. The result is background distractions get darkened.

The best shot that I have seen with a black background was created by Miguel Lasa. It was the 2008 Creative Visions of Nature category winner in the BBC Wildlife photographer of the year competition. Polar sunrise - Miguel Lasa - Wildlife Photographer of the Year2008 (http://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit-us/whats-on/temporary-exhibitions/wpy/photo.do?photo=2428&category=50&group=1)

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Thanks guys for the comments. I followed the normal PP except that I intentionally underexposed the image as it had good spot light on the subject.