Tiger/Cub/Sub Adult/Bandipur

[Praveen Siddannavar]

This is one of the female cubs of Gowri, that is slowing moving into the sub adult stage. This was another interesting sighting, when we first spotted this tiger from a distance she moved quickly into the bushes. I asked pradeep our driver to stop and wait for a while, i was sure that the tiger will come out. During this time i had time to connect my TC and in about 5 minutes or so she came out and later comfortably sat in the shade beside the game track for almost 10-15 minutes.

It is important to keep distance, had we approached closer she would have disappeared into the bushes.

Camera - Canon EOS 1D Mark IV, 500mm + 1.4x TC

Av 10
Tv 1/320
ISO 640
EC - 0.3 step
Focal length 700mm
Bean Bag Support
Date and Time : 25th Dec'11 @ 4:53pm