Gaur

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

We were vacationing in a friends plantation bungalow at Valparai in December and on a morning walk. Taking a blind turn, we came face to face with this massive bull, one of the biggest i've seen. I am 6.1 feet and this seemed almost my height . . . especially with those massive horns

There was hardly 10 feet and a few tea shrubs between us. All of us (Daughter, Wife, our friends, Myself and even the bull) froze. The air was tense, while the women and kids backed off. The golden glow of the back light was too tempting for me not to get a few shots, before backing off too . . .

400D, Kit Lens, 1/400, F 8, ISO 800

I know the ISO was too high, and hence the hump burnt out and the noise, but there was no way i was taking my eyes off the beast to fiddle with the settings, for the distance between us was too close for comfort . . .

regards
Rajan