Bore You With Tigers - 5

[haseeb badar]

Hello everyone.

Back again with tiger series after some membership renewal issues.

Here is a young male tiger from Bandhavgarh, (status not known these days of his whereabouts) who crossed a rocky terrain after spending time with the female (image posted in BYWT-3) walked into the wilderness.

DPP 4.12, PSCC 2023, WB, curves, selective colour, cropped a bit for framing, NR , sharpening.

Canon 1DX MK II, Canon 200-400mm f4 , bean bag support.

ss 1/1000, f/4.0, iso 5000.

looking forward for all your comments and suggestions be it of any nature.

Haseeb.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Haseeb ... glad you sorted out your membership !!!
So hey ho ... here you come around with Nr 5 .

Very nice and cool captured image ... love the raised paw, the stare and the green foliage .
Not sure about the lighter tones in the tiger , the rocks in the FG and parts of the grasses ... looking almost monochromatic , maybe my eyes playing tricks with me .
As posted I would personally throw in some warmth and color ... into those areas , just my 2 cents .

Surprised he is staring somewhere , after his meeting ... thought he would look a bit more fuzzy with his view

Great to see you keep the Tiger flag high ....

TFS Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like the overall composition, the alert pose and bright eye. The distribution/saturation of orange in the coat seems to be rather uneven to me, but perhaps this was due to the light?

[Steve Kaluski]

I like this overall Haseeb, but with big cats & Bears you need to wait just a fraction more, or get a sequence of images. What you want is that LH paw (as viewed) to be forward and where it's slightly curved in (so you might see the pads). The alert pose is nice, likewise the framing, colour subjective. I might be wrong but the head looks sharp, but the body just a fraction soft, this I think is down to being slightly angled away and at f/4? Just watch you Blacks on the Cat, not a big deal, but just be mindful.

Cheers
Steve

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Haseeb,

Love the slightly hesitant pose here. Face looks sharp with good detail and background is gorgeous.

Good framing too, hmmmm...this is the kind of image where I would not mind seeing more of the environment. If possible:)

And colours look good to me. Nice PP work, very well done!

PS I trust Steve and his keen eye...did notice the blacks are a bit heavy but quite liked the contrasty look.. so like he said...just 'be mindful'

Kind regards,

[haseeb badar]

Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions, as always much appreciated.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A lovely sighting am sure Haseeb. The composition is cool, with the pose and the rocky ground and the foliage in the BG. Nice one.

[Bretoteanu Dan]

Hy Haseeb, I like the intense look and the raised paw, it gives the ideea of movement. The Bg is making the tiger stand out. agree with Steve about the head being sharp and the body a bit soft. Wish I had o shot like yours.