Royal Bengal Tigers

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 12, 20081,434 views19 comments

Shooting Tigers is very exciting but could be very disappointing too, as you may be roaming in the jungle for a week or ten days and may not see even the tail of a Tiger. But at fortunate times may see three of them coming into the frame ( actually they were four of them, forth was the last one not visible in the frame). I was just hoping the front one, which is actually mother, to look at the camera but she didn't oblige and I'm not complaining anyway.
Thankyou so much for your kind attention & views!
Canon 40D & 70-200mm.
Jagdeep Rajput

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on December 12, 2008 at 10:20 AM

Great shot Jagdeep - it's not often you see three tigers in a row. I would have liked to see the ears pointed forward as this looks a bit awkward, but there's not much you can do about that. As their cousins in Africa, I see the tigers also like to use the road to travel on, which is unfortunate. They should put up big signs along all roads saying 'no wildlife allowed on the roads'.

I don't know if you cropped this, otherwise some extra space at the bottom would be nice.

Well done.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by Ashutosh Rajekar on December 12, 2008 at 4:40 PM

Congratulations on this rare capture Jagdeep! I like the framing of this shot. Three cats for the price of one is a very good bargain

Registered on June 8, 2006, 51 Posts, 910 Comments

Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on December 13, 2008 at 6:28 AM

Wow, this is great, three tigers in one frame, Jagdeep! I know by experience how hard it is to find tigers, even with excelent guides. When we visited some tiger reserves we were very happy to have Stephen Mills as one of our guides. This man has made beautiful tiger documentaries for the BBC and knows so much about tiger behaviour, which is essential for being in the right spot on the right time. You have a priceless image here!

Registered on March 16, 2006, 419 Posts, 2076 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on December 13, 2008 at 12:22 PM

Wow. Wow. Wow. That is just the best.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 13, 2008 at 12:32 PM

Awesome photo Jagdeep!

Its is great that there is separation between all 3 tigers. The fact that the first one does not look at the camera is only a small nit and would have been a bonus on an excellent image. My only small nit with this image are the bright spots in the BG above the 3rd tiger. Maybe you could clone these out or al least reduce the brightness. I agree with Marsel that in a way it is a pity that these tigers are walking on a road/track, BUT if they were walking in the bush instead you most likely would not have achieved a shot like this with 3 tigers in a row or you would not even have seen them at all!!!

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on December 13, 2008 at 12:58 PM

Hi Jagdeep,

What a great capture! Really wonderful. Very well done

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on December 13, 2008 at 11:04 PM

Thnanks friends ! It seems like humans, Cats too have become lazy and prefer taking easy route, which of course is unfortunate, lke Marsel said. There was a slight crop, some canvas is there under the feet.
Thanks again !
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Scoles on December 15, 2008 at 7:00 PM

What a great scene. How exciting to even be able to see something like this!! You did a wonderful job capturing them!!

Registered on August 21, 2008, 42 Posts, 214 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Breitkreuz on December 15, 2008 at 9:28 PM

Jagdeep, congratulations on this very fine image, as well as your EP selection for this category here.

Registered on February 25, 2006, 525 Posts, 8448 Comments

Comment posted by David Bostedo on December 15, 2008 at 9:30 PM

This is the most jealous a shot on here has made me in a while....congrats on the EP!!

Registered on May 5, 2006, 178 Posts, 2224 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on December 16, 2008 at 11:40 PM

Wow, that's just great. Well done Jagdeep and congratulations on the EP!

Registered on October 18, 2006, 644 Posts, 4801 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Green on December 18, 2008 at 5:41 PM

Wow fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Danny

Registered on November 27, 2005, 70 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on December 19, 2008 at 8:25 AM

Jagdeep, I just love this image - the way there is a fading of focus from the tiger in front to the one at the back, is what captures my attention.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Doug Benner on December 20, 2008 at 7:55 AM

Amazing capture and composition. Just great!

Registered on December 8, 2003, 482 Posts, 1868 Comments

Comment posted by Rajeev Thomas on December 20, 2008 at 1:50 PM

Jagdeep...this is absolutely fantastic!!! I love the focus and the very rare scene you have captured and shared!! This will get some attention...although here I think this is very under commented, regards, Rajeev.

Registered on February 20, 2008, 0 Posts, 291 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on December 23, 2008 at 9:26 AM

Great image! Like the unique perspective.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Lucio Tolar on December 25, 2008 at 2:06 PM

Congratulations on this beautiful image, appear calm despite your presence, certainly are abbituate to human presence, perhaps in a park where super prottette.
Hello and congratulations again.
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Registered on November 21, 2008, 0 Posts, 1 Comments

Comment posted by Brandon Sideleau on January 1, 2009 at 1:30 AM

Wow Jagdeep....this shot leaves me speechless....these are wild Bengal tigers?!?!?! The fact that you not only found them but also managed to line up a shot like this is a success beyond words...worthy of Nat Geo for sure. One day I would like to photograph these beauties in the wild....although part of me wants to do it in the Sundarbans.

Registered on October 6, 2006, 79 Posts, 173 Comments

Comment posted by Andreas Resch on January 4, 2009 at 6:49 AM

This is a wonderful shot and a well deserved EP.

Registered on November 14, 2007, 322 Posts, 6101 Comments