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Harshad Barve
03-17-2010, 01:49 AM
Dear all

This is for low angle lovers.
D300 , 200-400 , f4, 1/90 , HH , FF
Bandhavgarh NP on B route in early morning light. I do have eye contact image but liked this very much

All C & C are most welcome and much appreciated
Harshad
Ken Watkins
03-17-2010, 02:27 AM
I take it that he was on a small ridge?
I am certain you did not get on the ground:)
I know it is difficult to avoid "road shots" but these are so much better for me!
Morkel Erasmus
03-17-2010, 04:02 AM
Bhai! Simply your best tiger shot I've ever seen. Period.
Wish this was mine. Print and hang!

Are you back on Nikon kit now? ;)
Harshad Barve
03-17-2010, 04:32 AM
Are you back on Nikon kit now? ;)

Loaned from friend and I must say , you gotta love that 200-400 , Amazing glass
Morkel Erasmus
03-17-2010, 04:58 AM
jip that 200-400 is an amazing lens. I would take the flexibility of the zoom at that image quality over a 500 prime any day :)
Todd Frost
03-17-2010, 07:35 AM
Wonderful image Harshad. Nice pose and just enough dof to blur bg yet sharp where it needs to be. Nice soft light.
TFS
Todd
A_Maddah
03-17-2010, 11:29 AM
Hi Harshad
Great shot.I like the composition and the gesture of the face.TFS

Asad
Stephen Stephen
03-17-2010, 11:50 AM
Harshad I love the low angle. Not a view that's often presented for tigers and other big cats. I would be happy to have seen this tiger let alone created this image.

I might only wish for a little more canvas on the left had side of the frame if only to not crowd the cat's hind paw when you matte and frame this beauty! ;)
Callie de Wet
03-17-2010, 12:26 PM
Eish! This is super, Harshad. lovely exposure and colours.
Stu Bowie
03-17-2010, 02:49 PM
Harshadbhai, you have posted excellent images over time, but I rate this one of your best. The eye level angle does it for me, together with the side profile. Sharp, with natural colours. Congrats.
Hendri Venter
03-17-2010, 02:49 PM
What a beautifull animal and expertly captured too. The capture angle takes this over the top for me. Congrats on an awesome image Harshad.
Arthur Morris
03-17-2010, 10:12 PM
Love the low angle. As good as this is, it would have been better had you moved one meter to your left. Why?
Harshad Barve
03-17-2010, 10:21 PM
it would have been better had you moved one meter to your left. Why?

Was not possible as we were on edge of valley. But if I could have move one meter left then OOF tree coming right behind head of tiger could have been elliminated
Arthur Morris
03-17-2010, 10:22 PM
Or at least moved out from behind the tiger's head. BTW, may be assume as before that you were in the vehicle?
Harshad Barve
03-17-2010, 10:26 PM
BTW, may be assume as before that you were in the vehicle?

Ofcourse I was in vehicle . I took it this time by opening door of vehicle and I think I will remove door of jeep in trip, Can be very helpful for low angles.
Ken Watkins
03-18-2010, 02:54 AM
Ofcourse I was in vehicle . I took it this time by opening door of vehicle and I think I will remove door of jeep in trip, Can be very helpful for low angles.

Removing the doors is a good idea, they give you no real protection, Tigers have jumped in vehicles anyway, luckily the cases I have heard of only resulted in minor injuries.
Harshad Barve
03-18-2010, 03:56 AM
luckily the cases I have heard of only resulted in minor injuries.

Minor :D Tigress inserted her cannie just few cm away from heart of french tourist ;)
Steve Kaluski
03-18-2010, 06:16 AM
Harshad, would echo Artie's comments re POV, but appreciate your position & clarification. It is a very arresting image Harshad, one to be proud of.

I do feel that you are better suited to Nikon as the results are clear to, compared to Canon. :) HH at 1/90 well done! The 200-400 is a 'corker' of a lens, wish Canon would bring one out and ditch the 100-400.

Dream on I think. :D

TFS
Steve;)
Austin Thomas
03-18-2010, 07:09 PM
Very nice Harshad,

I like the low angle and understand your inability to move more to the left.

tfs

Austin
peter delaney
03-21-2010, 04:21 AM
Harshad

a little late in commenting, so apologies, agree with this being one of your best!!

Agree with Stephen about adding a little canvas and Arties observation about moving little to left.

As for the 200-400mm ,that and the D3 from a technical point of view changed my photography ... and I get a lot less frustrated and do not miss as many shots as I use to.
congrats on beautiful image