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    Hi all,
    I went to Tipeshwar tiger sanctuary last weekend and out of 4 safari I got lucky in one. This is a sub adult female that came face to face with our Gypsy 4x4. She was quite fearless and actually charged us head on at least 2 to 3 times, Came within 10 feet distance. Here is a shot from the couple of minutes we spent with her. She was really getting close, so I chose to have a narrower aperture for more DOF.
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    Nice image lovely specimen. I do see quite a bit of noise in the top in the green. I do think you used the right aperture since she was on top of you. Plenty of sharp detail. Like that you caught her in a stride raised foot adds immensely shows some movement. TFS

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    Sanjeev, I like the image in term of subject and pose. I feel the exposure has been lifted a little too high and I think the fur has been oversharpened.
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    Hi Sanjeev, this is an awesome capture, love it!!!!!
    I like the framing albeit a tad more below (is this FF you don't say), she is just a fraction off centre, the way the vegetation curves, almost framing her, but ultimately the gaze, the eyes are fully open, ditto the mouth, well done.

    F/9 or 8 hard choice when she is just on top of you as the camera is working so hard, but having the SS and upping the ISO was very prudent, so many folk have the MK2 or 3 and tickle both ISO & SS and therefore wonder why they get the results they get.

    Over sharp, not sure, I would say not, but it has a slight appearance which has stemmed from the PP side I think. The warm light and colours personally I think again could be improved to bring more depth to the overall image. To my eye, reducing Magenta via the Tint slider helps to claw back a more 'neutral' base. With some simple tweaks Sanjeev I feel you have a winner here, well done.

    If you want to pop the raw over happy to take a look.

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    Thanks for your comments. Steve, I am sending the file right now. It was shot in landscape mode and cropped to vertical. Appreciate your feedback.

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    I am sending the file right now. It was shot in landscape mode and cropped to vertical. Appreciate your feedback.
    Great, timing work nicely, will be back to you. Not sure what time it is with you, so perhaps you will have it for breakfast?
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    Sanjeev, how do you lock on focus, are you using Back Button, or the Shutter button?
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    Steve I am using Back Button Focus, in AI servo mode, practically always BBF.

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    Here is an RP from me. Steve, the RP you sent is superb, rich in colour and nice PP work. What do you think of this?

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    Here is an RP from me. Steve, the RP you sent is superb, rich in colour and nice PP work. What do you think of this?
    Great minds Sanjeev.

    OK, looking at the Raw, it's not sadly critically sharp, that could be a multitude of things, movement in the vehicle, camera is slightly out, but mainly I feel position of FP. Based on the Raw, you were close, shooting portrait would have offered a better option, framing, and where you could place the FP, currently it's on the gum & lower jaw, you needed it on the bridge of the nose may be just below the eyes to work on 1/3 front, 2/3rds back and when locked on keep that thumb pressed down. On Acel/Decel I would have plussed in one more as the camera is trying to predict the tracking, but the file is exposed well. The light is really nice, but I have again, had to assume....

    Sanjeev, not being pin sharp is not ideal, but... again colours are 'perceptual' as the colour of the coat could go darker, less yellow etc..., but have tried to retain the light coming in from the RHS, but retaining a portion of darkness to shroud the subject and give some contrast, FF. Will ping you the FF RGB file back. Hope this helps 'Doc'.
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    Thanks Steve, yes there may have been some movement in the vehicle as 2 other friends in rear seat of Gypsy were jostling for a clear view. And the 4x4 was constantly backing up as the tigress kept on charging us intermittently. As we went back faster she charged more, so we would stop and she would too in her tracks. Thanks for the critique and the pointers to improve Steve. Much appreciated!

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    Always hard when that happens, best is to go further back and then wait for her to come to you, then you can track continuously until she's nicely framed. At least you didn't runout of DoF here. I had a similar issue, but also had to contend with a stupid guy in a vehicle behind my tigress who kept getting into frame.
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    Hi Doc - Glad that you managed to see a tiger and also make some images.

    I liked the framing ( though ideally you should have gone for portrait frame in the field itself ) , and nice soft light. I liked the colours in your OP but those details are not appearing exquisite because of the amount of cropping .

    Keeping it in landscape format helps preserve the details and also makes for nice viewing. So my vote is for Steve's RP especially interms of IQ and crop. Colours are always subjective, so may be something between your OP and Steve's RP.

    Always good to see a tiger, TFS !

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    I like this one. The light hits that face perfectly. Nice eye contact as well.

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