Indian Gaur/Bandipur

[Praveen Siddannavar]

shot this at Bandipur couple of weeks ago...

Camera Model Canon EOS 7D, 500mm
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/250
Av( Aperture Value ) 4
ISO 1600
Focal length 500mm
Full frame & hand held

[Sabyasachi Patra]

They look so peaceful. The horns look nice. Light seems to be pretty low. Sharpness has come out well for a handheld shot.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice portrait. Liked the eye contact and the details. Very well captured. Thanks for sharing.

[Saurabh Bhatia]

What a nice shot!!

Need a tip here: How far were you from this animal when you shot this?
And how safe is the charge distance for this species?

[V S Sankar]

Another nice close up Praveen.The animal was about to dislike your presnece I believe!

Regards

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Thanks guys for comments.

Saurabh - Generally the Gaurs don't charge human beings, we have no records in recent times of Gaurs charging. However it is always advisable to keep safe distance, in this case the distance was ~ 15-20 ft.

[Bibhav Behera]

Nice close up. A vertical would have looked good as well. Thanks for sharing.