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    Pandharponi Area, Tadoba.
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    A little different prospective then conventional tiger images, after fail attempt of hunt she is coming out of grass ... only her head visible at first then she full appeared near tank no-1.

    Here is maya now the queen of Pandharponi area of tadoba. one of the most photograph tigress in Tadoba. she is a star kid from the beginning she is aggressive towards her siblings and most playful too. After her mother passed away by snake bite she become successor of her and claim her mother territory. now she has three cubs and rule the Pandharponi Area of tadoba....

    clone out two dead leaf from behind and at the left corner of the frame.....

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    iso-800,
    SS 1/2000

    Enjoy.......
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    Hi Ritesh, is this FF at the foot, if not then I would look to moving the whole crop down for the 'virtual' legs, albeit there is a slight hint at present of the outstretch legs in front. Was the sun behind you, into the Tigers face, or are there any frames with the eyes open, more visible and the mouth open, I assume he was hot and trying to cool down? Techwise I think f/5.6 not f/8 as I think you would still have had enough DoF for the head.

    Personally I feel it's all looking too warm with a lot of Red & Orange, and so everything is blending into one another, therefore I would suggest you try to 'Colour balance' the image so there is more distinction between the subject and the environment, clarity. I worked on WB, RGB Curves and HSL. I'm not saying the colour is right, only trying to show that to have some distinction helps the image overall.

    Hope this helps, BTW when did you calibrated your screen????

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    Hi Ritesh - I like the placement of the tiger in the frame though agree with Steve that more room below would be preferable. I also agree with Steve's observations on color and warmth. His rp has taken it in the right direction. It is definitely worth it for you to revisit the pp of this one. Keep them coming.

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    Hi Ritesh -- Agree with the above comments , also i tend to find too much of reds and orange in your images , i think you need to calibrate your monitor . Always nice to see a tiger image , hope to see you post more of them and I would like to see Maya with her cubs , I am sure you must be having a lot of images .

    TFS !

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Hi Ritesh, is this FF at the foot, if not then I would look to moving the whole crop down for the 'virtual' legs, albeit there is a slight hint at present of the outstretch legs in front. Was the sun behind you, into the Tigers face, or are there any frames with the eyes open, more visible and the mouth open, I assume he was hot and trying to cool down? Techwise I think f/5.6 not f/8 as I think you would still have had enough DoF for the head.

    Personally I feel it's all looking too warm with a lot of Red & Orange, and so everything is blending into one another, therefore I would suggest you try to 'Colour balance' the image so there is more distinction between the subject and the environment, clarity. I worked on WB, RGB Curves and HSL. I'm not saying the colour is right, only trying to show that to have some distinction helps the image overall.

    Hope this helps, BTW when did you calibrated your screen????

    TFS
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    Dear Steve , Thanks for your RP ad comment ....

    Tigress is too close to the safari jeep, This is almost full frame image with Canon 500+1.4 Tc. Thats why i can't cover the full body ... she is trying to hide in this bushes for attempt of hunt but the samber deer find out and they run away in disappointment, while she come back she peek out her head first. At this moment only head is visible.
    Yes the sun behind me and its around 5 pm in afternoon while i shoot this image .... yes its blazing hot around 42 C there at that time. After failed attempt she going to visit her cubs...
    i Agree about the image looks warm Thanks for your RP, i already done this but , image in hot afternoon thats why keep it warm. But your version looks good too in web.

    yes i am using image and had calibrate regularly with
    X-Rite Color Munki

    Thanks for your suggestions and RP , i learn a lot from all of you guys .....

    Regds.
    Ritesh

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    Hi Ritesh, albeit warm and rich, I do feel in the OP there needs to be more separation and feel there would have been in the original capture. I might suggest you do not add any Vibrance or Saturation for the next image, as this may help. Just a thought???

    As all calibration is made by one company (to my knowledge) it's hard to choose, but what you have is good, easy to use and quick, but delivers, so the screen should be right. It then comes down to light in the room, is it a laptop or monitor on a desk etc, there are lots of variables that just need controlling if possible.

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    Hi Ritesh. I like what Steve did in terms of colour, I've noticed you tend to be "very warm" in your colour processing? As Steve mentioned it could be as simple as proper screen calibration...
    I think you could have shot this at f5.6, given your lens + teleconverter setup and the busy grass around the tiger. It might have highlighted the subject a tad more?
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