Chota Tara Tigress of Tadoba

[Hymakar Valluru]

I am super excited with my first sighting of Tiger and my first images...

This lady was walking in the middle of the road straight towards of gypsy and we were moving back to create room for her to pass peacefully...

She gave us 8 minute photo shoot session and moved on with her next appointments......

Thanks Bhargava for helping me with the identity of this beauty..

Thanks Sucheth for encouraging me and providing guidance regarding Tadoba trip.

Thanks to Sabyasachi for telling all his experiences of photographing tigers and inspiring me..

Now this may be sounding like Oscar awards speech...

I will end here and wait for your comments

Camera Model Canon EOS 60D
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/400
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
ISO Speed 200
Lens EF300mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x III
and Full frame..

[Mrudul Godbole]

Congrats on your first tiger sighting . Nice profile and good details. Moving the camera just a bit above to remove the hint of legs would strengthen the composition further. Look forward to more. Thanks for sharing.

[Roopak Gangadharan]

congrats.unforgetable.....

TFS
Roopak

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Its a memorable moment in your journey through the Jungle. I am very very pleased. I have a strong belief, if you have deep love at your heart for the forest and its true owners, Jungle will unfold such beauties which others can only dream of.
Your first portrait of a tigress gives nice details of the eyes and the canine teeth. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Congratulations on your first Tiger sighting, I can understand your excitement of a seeing a tiger, it is such a wonderful creature even if ones sees him over a 100 times, the excitement still is the same as though its the first sighting.
I am sure you will have many more such sightings. Great image to start with, will look orward to the rest of the images from the trip.

[Sucheth Lingachar]

Congrats for your first tiger sighting, as every one say first tiger sighting will always be memorable....
nice closeup shot of this beautiful lady....

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Many congrats on your first tiger sighting Hymakar. No comments can replace the exitement of the first tiger image. Well done. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Hymakar,
Great to know about your tiger sighting. It is always a special feeling to see a tiger in the wild. It evokes all kinds of emotions in people. No amount of Oscar like speech is enough to express the excitement of a tiger sighting. I am happy to know that I have inspired someone. I am sure you will have many more tiger sightings in different places. Look forward to many more from you.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi