Gallery: WildlifePosted February 2, 2015273 views9 comments
Late afternoon stroll by the Stripes.
Canon 7D; 500mm f 4.5; ISO 250; 1/250 sec. at F 5.
Thank you so much for your views n comments!
Jagdeep Rajput
Comments
9 comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 2, 2015 at 9:28 AM
Hi Jagdeep,
I really like this. While not normally a fan of seeing the hand-of-man in wildlife shots, the curving tracks here add to the eye-flow and are a nice compositional element. Love the colour and lighting here - I think if the image was brighter the appeal would be lost (at least for me). DoF works for me as well. I'm struck by how well the tiger matches the environment. And, I didn't think for an instant that the shot would have worked better if I could see the animal's face. Nice visuals, nice implied story. IMHO this one is really well done...great shot...
Cheers...
Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Gavin on February 2, 2015 at 1:14 PM
IMO, your best. It evokes sadness in me. The solitary tiger/ess? is returning to the forest knowing that the hand of man will always be evident in his/her home. Not even the insects can get a reaction. Very well done.
Registered on August 14, 2008, 293 Posts, 1250 Comments
Comment posted by Max Waugh on February 2, 2015 at 1:15 PM
I agree with Brad that the curved road helps in this case, and because of it I don't mind the centered subject (vertically speaking).
This is getting me excited for my upcoming India visit, Jagdeep. First time for me!
Max
Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 2, 2015 at 5:06 PM
Great light and colors. I echo Brad in particulars. This would make a perfect end plate photo for your one day "all tiger" photo book!
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 3, 2015 at 1:04 AM
Jagdeep,
This is very interesting and is a perfect reflection of the sightings that you are most likely to get.
The "road" is perhaps not my favourite but nearly always inevitable.
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by peter davidson on February 3, 2015 at 8:58 AM
Excellent picture and wonderful mood. I love the flies buzzing around the head, kinda adds to the sense of forlornness as he trudges along a man-made track. Nicely seen good composition and well captured. Nit pick might be that the bg bokeh is slightly harsh to me (sharpened?) and might benefit from softening or left unsharpened.
Registered on January 29, 2015, 11 Posts, 39 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 3, 2015 at 3:47 PM
Very nice image and I agree with the comments already made.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Dottie Short on February 5, 2015 at 4:17 PM
I like it very much because it's so unexpected!!
Registered on April 12, 2010, 61 Posts, 375 Comments
Comment posted by Genny K. on February 10, 2015 at 2:51 AM
I really, really like this. Having the tiger in its environment, showing how it fits in there, works very well. I think it's great.
Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments
Comments
9 commentsI really like this. While not normally a fan of seeing the hand-of-man in wildlife shots, the curving tracks here add to the eye-flow and are a nice compositional element. Love the colour and lighting here - I think if the image was brighter the appeal would be lost (at least for me). DoF works for me as well. I'm struck by how well the tiger matches the environment. And, I didn't think for an instant that the shot would have worked better if I could see the animal's face. Nice visuals, nice implied story. IMHO this one is really well done...great shot...
Cheers...
Brad
This is getting me excited for my upcoming India visit, Jagdeep. First time for me!
Max
This is very interesting and is a perfect reflection of the sightings that you are most likely to get.
The "road" is perhaps not my favourite but nearly always inevitable.