Sunshine and Shadows III - Tiger in Black and White

[Sabyasachi Patra]

I have been trying to explore the Sunshine and Shadows theme.

Tiger - Panthera tigris tigris. Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII, ISO 400, f6.3, 1/320, full frame image.

Can you guess why I composed with the tiger virtually at the centre of the frame?

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Mrudul Godbole]

The b/w composition looks good. The eye is nicely lit. He has nicely hidden himself behind the tree. Thanks for sharing.

[Chitrita Chatterjee]

As usual Sabyasachi.... lovely image.... I like the b/w image... but do tell why this particular vertical composition.....

[Sabyasachi Patra]

There was a tree on the left and the forest floor was strewn with dried leaves. I used the tree at the left and the dried leaves at the bottom to create a "L" shaped frame. This together with the tree on the right forms a frame within a frame. The Sunlight is falling on one eye, else the tiger would not have got any attention.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Chitrita Chatterjee]

:-) ok....

[Praveen Siddannavar]

Wow! Beautiful image Sabyasachi, lovely light on the face. The b/w works well here
tfs

[Bibhav Behera]

Lovely Light on the eyes. More space either on the left or on the right would have ruined the balance and added unwanted out of focus space which would have attracted attention to the eye. Nicely Done. Thanks for sharing.