After the tiger spotting in the morning at Bandipur (near the JLR gates), we were driving to my friends farm at Masinagudi around 7:45 PM the same night. On the stretch between Mavanallah village and Vazhaithottam, the roads are normally narrow and we were driving slowly, actually looking out for Rivlado, who frequents this stretch. Suddenly there was a rustle and movement of the bushes. I turned on my spotlight and there, was this majestic beast staring at us. It looked like the same guy we saw the morning at Bandipur (the stripe pattern looks alike), but almost 25 KMS away the same day!!! Can Tigers traverse such distances in the space of 12 hours (though the distance through the jungles can be a lot less, when compared to the road route)
He stood there frozen for quite a bit of time and i had time to hand the spotlight to my friend and try various setting with my camera.
5D MIII, f4, 1/400 sec, ISO 12800, Bean bag supported on car window - EF 500mm f/4 L IS
regards
Rajan
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