Tiger weekend series#1/Bandipur

This is a female cub ~ aged 14 months old, appreciate the efforts put in by the mother (Gowri) in raising & ensuring that her cubs are safe and
healthy. The shooting conditions were difficult, yet I am glad that my first shot from my new 1D Mark IV came in form of this beautiful cub and incidentally this my first image of a Tigress cub shot in Bandipur.

Camera - Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 500mm + 1.4x TC

Av 5.6
Tv 1/250
ISO 400
EC - 0.3 step
Focal length 700mm
Used jeep seat as support
Date and Time : 3rd Dec'11 @ 4:10pm

Congratulations on the new camera :) Good to see Gowri's cub- it's been a while since there have been any pictures of her cubs! Seems like she was quite far. I like the composition; good that you got her almost in the clear.

Look forward to more images from the other two sightings you had :D

Cheers

Nice eye contact.Seems quite relaxed.How long did the sigthing last??

TFS
Roopak

Thanks Bhargava and Roopoak.

The sighting lasted for about 15-20 mins, infact I had three sightings of Tiger on the weekend along with a Leopard. Will share other images soon

It seems like a large crop. Nevertheless it is always good to sight a tiger. Look forward to images from the other sightings as well.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

Lovely to see gowris cub.What about the others......