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    Saw this female in the water last month, it was my dream to see a Tiger in water for a long time and i saw my first tiger around 11 years back (thats how luck works in wildlife)

    The image was made from a Safari vehicle , nearing sunset . I wanted to have a composition which was different and had some good details of the reflection so went as high as possible to get a better reflection

    Let me know if this works

    1/500 , f8, ISO 1600
    5D MIII + 400 f2.8 + 2x TC
    Image is cropped to compose and bring out the original idea i had in mind of this composition

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    welcome all critiques and suggestions
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    A little bit of space behind him,just a sliver.....Dodge the line at his rump to make the BG look seamless...
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    Vishal---this is MAGIC! I really, really like this...

    At times I look for symmetry in an image and other times for the lack of it...Just like Andre above, I would like a little bit of space behind the subject, and even a tad at the bottom, to make this image perfectly symmetrical. This because the whole charm, the whole attraction for me here is this mirror image of the tigress, ripples in the water and all. There is no eye contact and not much of an expression on the face, therefore the whole "mood" relies on this wonderful pose and great composition.

    Stunning, Vishal! Great sighting indeed, and great thinking in processing this image.

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    Gabriela Plesea

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    Hi Vishal - this is one of those instances where not having any eye contact works IMHO. I too wish for more room to the right and below. There are some smudges along the left edge. There's a cyan cast to the water that is easy to correct, just drop the cyan slider in hue/saturation. I don't usually clone but this is one where I might consider cloning the additional reflection near the chin. Very well conceived and accomplished. A few tweaks will really take it up a notch.

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    Wonderful find! I also vote for more on the bottom and left. The edge of the animal just touching the edge of the frame creates a tension point that distracts from a fantastic image.

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    Hi Vishal, unfortunately for me the lack of eye contact or rather a visible eye in this doesnt work, i like the reflection, agree for the nee of a little more space on the right ans the water does have a cyan cast to it. Did you perhaps try a wider view, possibly in landscape orientation showing more of the scene or what the tiger was looking at, for me then the eye is not so important if the image tell more of a story.

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    Hi thanks all

    I have tried to incorporate all the suggestions above, thanks for them i think it has surely made the image look a lot better
    Let me know your views
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    I only imagined the image in the vertical form so could not make a landscape image , also it was sunset time so had a single minute in hand to stop the vehicle and make the images and move so only made these.

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    Excellent repost. I liked the OP too. It really captured my attention, even from the thumbnail. For me, eye contact would have spoiled the value of the shape. The many triangles in the reflections also enhance the geometry.
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    Hi Vishal, I've looked at this a number of times and I'm still unsure, as the subject is looking away. The eye contact I feel isn't an issue as this is more a 'graphic' interpretation with the posture & reflection. Personally I prefer the OP as the BKG has a hint of warm blue, the RP is too stark for my taste and it looses the overall warmth the original had. All I would do/suggest is extend the canvas, add the BKG colour, job done. I do however feel that this does show why it is so important to view the first shot taken, not only can you check the histogram, but also to avoid clipping the subject. Looks like you had plenty of time and so any addition PP work would have been avoided.

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    Sorry that I'm late to this one, Vishal!
    I like that you went higher for the reflection, I've done the same recently (albeit with a different subject).
    I like the graphic appeal of the tiger, its reflection and the colours...though eye contact would have put this over the top for me...
    The repost with more space behind works best, and Steve brought out the colours nicely.
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