Tahr Jr.

[Bibhav Behera]

Just back from a very fruitful trip to Valparai. We spotted some Tahrs on the way and stopped to photograph. This chap was sitting on a cliff edge. I had climbed a bit and was standing behind a tree when it gave me this beautiful stare.


Canon EOS 1000D, 300f/4 + 1.4x handheld
SS 1/200
f/7.1
ISO 400

This is a full frame image.
Comments and Critiques welcome.

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Wow! Lovely image Bibhav, the eye contact and details are good. Is there a tilt in the image? Is it the same place near Munnar where Sankar posted images of Tahr earlier.
tfs

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice details and eye contact. Sharp. Look forward to more.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Congratulations on your first Tahr image.

Nice amount of details in the image. Why this slant? There is some blurred area near its back, inconsistent with the overall image. Was that a road? A vertical would have been better. I am sure you would have got many more images. Look forward to more.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Nikhilesh Mahakur]

Good one Bibhav , I was looking forward to this post

The slant is due to the terrain the kid was on and the best angle it offered.

This was shot at Pollachi.

[Bibhav Behera]

AS Nikhil has mentioned, the tilt is due to the slant on which the Tahr was. The blurred area near its back is the rock surface.
Praveen, this image is from the Annaimalai reserve forest near Valparai.

[V S Sankar]

Nice image of the Tahr Bibhav.....Welcome to Indiawilds to the cousins of Tahrs from Eravikulam NP.

Praveen from Valparai to Munnar the shortest route is.....

Valparai-Pollachi-Udumalaipet-Chinnar-Munnar

A total distance of about 200kms.But the Tahrs may have still shorter routes to reach Munnar!

Regards