Descending down the forest. At times, when one is surrounded by so many photographers n so many vehicles (often happens with tiger photography), It is possible to get an exclusive frame.
Canon 5D III; 100-400mm II; ISO 1250; 1/250 sec. at F 5.
Thank you so much for your kind comments n views!
Jagdeep Rajput
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3 commentsThe lighting on the tiger is wonderful, capturing excellent detail and a great expression. I like the slightly raised paw and the subtle receding diagonal of the group of trees and rocks on the right side of the frame. I think a bit of crop on the left, perhaps cutting that near and dark foreground tree would reduce its weight and move the balance of the image for a more dynamic impact, getting the tiger a little away from center line. The natural framing of trees also suggests this might translate well in a vertical composition.
Hi Jagdeep,
I find this to be a highly interesting shot. I closely read Lon's comments because he often comes up with fantastic and unique feedback, but have to admit when I look at this shot I think my preferred version is exactly as posted. Initially, the fact the tiger was close to walking out of the frame caused me some "discomfort" - as did the horizontal crop (in an image with so many vertical elements). But the more I looked at the image the more I became convinced that these two "out of the box" decisions (horizontal presentation and position of the tiger in the frame) lead to a good "tension" in the shot.
Anyway...this one rates real high in my books and certainly is not lacking in things to keep the eye busy studying!
Cheers...
Brad
That's a really neat shot Jagdeep, I think your composition works pretty well. But I also think if you crop about the top third of the image off it makes a very powerful pano. Either way I like the placement of the tiger in the center.