Tiger weekend series#7/Bandipur

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Another face to face moment with this tigress, once she got in closer I even had opportunity to take some close shots.

Camera - Canon EOS 7D, 500mm

Av 6.3
Tv 1/250
ISO 400
Focal length 500mm
Bean bag support
Date and Time : 3rd Dec'11 @ 8:30am

[Bhargava Srivari]

What a moment! Such an encounter with Gowri is indeed a lucky incident. I like this vertical composition better than the horizontal you had posted. The raised front paw is nice. Seems like a tricky scene to expose. What was the EC?

tfs

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Thanks Bhargava, the EC is zero

[Suraj Sreedhar]

Lovely,nice close up shot.Did you do any PP sir?

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Suraj the PP done is very basic

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice pose and eye contact. I would have liked to add a bit more space from the bottom to the top. Thanks for sharing.

[V S Sankar]

Nice one again.Exposed very well.Do you see tigers on every trip of yours to Bandipur?Early morning or late evening which is better?

regards

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Shankar for past 2 years I have been lucky to have seen tigers and sometimes leopards almost in every trip and missed out on few occasions. As a thumb rule sightings of predators are better in the evening, however I have seen tigers both during morning and evening safaris. In winters it is good to spot a tiger in the morning as the light is better.
It is advisable to do min 4 safari rides to spot a tiger, again it depends on your luck too:laugh:

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Excellent work praveen.this is a nice image. wish the light was ideal..

TFS
Roopak