Tiger...

[Deepak Ramani]

A tiger walking towards us in a cold foggy Bandipur morning in December. Was my first tiger sighting in the wild and a moment that shall remain in my memory all life.
Eq used: Canon 400D, 300mm f4 IS.
PP done: Ran neatimage on BG as the ISO was 1600 and image noisy

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Deepak,
Congratulations on your first sighting! It is always a pleasure and I am sure you will remember this for a long time to come.

What was the aperture and shutter speed? This looks like a crop. So can you tell us how much crop and from which direction, so that we get an idea. How long was the sighting?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Bhargava Srivari]

Good to see Gowri in all her glory! I like the composition. Look forward to more images, and as Sabyasachi says, please share the exif info.

tfs

[Deepak Ramani]

@Sabyasachi: I changed the alignment by around 15-20 degrees and then crop done was just part of that adjustment. Maybe around 20% crop.
The exif for this image: 1/500s, f4, ISO 1600

[Supreet Sahoo]

Ah she is in all glory, a beautiful pose and eye contact. I like this frame a lot. The colors are beautiful and the compo looks good. Congrats on your first sighting and hope you have many more to go.

Tfs
Supreet

[V S Sankar]

Fantastic image Deepak.I like this image very much.The animal's look is very eerie and the walking pose tells us that it is the ultimate ruler of the forest.Nice beginning.Keep up the good work.

Regards

[Mrudul Godbole]

Congrats on your first sighting. Lovely pose. The vertical composition looks nice. Nicely captured. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

Nice image.good eye contact.Like the head on walking pose.

TFS
Roopak

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Congratulations.Nice first image of Tigress Gouri (Ma Durga) posted in the IndiaWilds.Please tell us also about her four cubs,if known, in future.I am deeply concerned.Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Deepak Ramani]

Hi Sakti,
The four cubs are doing excellent now. The cross tail cub is the biggest concerns. He looks a lot weaker than than the other siblings, but is doing fine under his mother's care. But they are all 15 months old and very soon, the mother is going to make them go alone. That is when cross tail's big test comes. Lets all hope they can make it alone successfully.

regards,
Deepak