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    This was the sighting from my last trip to Ranthambore National Park. There was pindrop silence and only sound you could hear, was of shutter clicks.
    We thought, this time, for sure we will witness the hunt. But there was something else in almighty nature's mind. Deer came, quenched his his thrust and went away.Tigress just give him some stare and that all..
    Comments and critiques are most welcome.
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    Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
    Shutter speed: 1/80 sec
    Aperture: 8
    Exposure mode: Av
    Flash: Off
    Metering mode: Pattern
    ISO: 320
    Lens: EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
    Focal length: 180mm

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    Hi Shantanu, an interesting sight, obviously the Tiger wasn't hungry this time round, doubt the deer would get a second chance next time.

    Overall I fell the image lacks sharpness and that is probably down to your SS, 1/80 is just to slow. The image also looks a bit too saturated and that might be due to the image not having a proper embedded colour profile, if you go to the Resources part of the BPN forum you will find threads on how to ensure this is done correctly, but I think it will be due to an unchecked box in save for web. An interesting image and I quite like the 'looking down' POV. If you have it, then a bit more image content on the LHS would be nice.

    Ranthambore, is my favourite and was vey privileged to spend time with on of the best Indian conservationist there, would love to go back there again.

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    Thanks a lot Steve. Yes, I checked i you have correctly identified about color profile not added in the image ( I missed to check the checkbox in 'save for web').
    I have cropped it very little, that too from top and bottom, but no space on LHS. Also, our JEEP was very near to pond, and hence I have this tight frame.
    Can you suggest, what should I do in such situation, wherein I want both the subjects in focus ? Which mode I should use ?


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    Hi Shantanu

    I must say this picture is absolutely fantastic, what a moment. This is the moment we all love and it is why we spend so much time and money out there. Itīs a moment filled with life, surprise, tension and possibly tragedy.
    I think a wildlife picture always works if it displays real drama, no matter how tech is. Then it is just about how to make the most out of it. I agree with Steve, detail is not 100% here, maybe you can get a bit more out of it?
    But for me it works and I love it.

    It is strange, no more comments? What do everybody else think?

    Obviously, what you could have done there, is to raise your iso to get a shorter SS and higher aperture.

    TFS / Gregor

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