Bengal Tigers, 1st in a series

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Took a few pics last week at Metro Zoo just before they were led away for the evening. These guys know their schedules very well, just before 4:30pm they know that the doors to their sleeping quaters are going to open and they start moving around. Otherwise with the extreme heat they lay under the trees most of the day.

Nikon D300
Sigma 300mm 2.8 w/2x tc
Focal length: 600mm
Fstop: 5.6
Shutter: 1/320
ISO: 400
Aperture priority
Exposure comp: -0-.033
Tripod assisted

[Gus Cobos]

Nice capture Oscar,
I like the close up pose. I see a lot of noise in the background, also the tiger's eye is a bit too over sharpened...the pixels are starting to crystalize...and does not look natural...:cool:

[Lance Peters]

Hi Oscar - love the pose - have to agree with Gus on the rest.

:)

[Gus Hallgren]

Hi Oscar:

Magnificent Tiger, my wife's favourite cat. Thanks for sharing,

Uncle Gus

[Alfred Forns]

Can also suggest to go tighter Oscar !! the face is so compelling I like seeing more of it !!!

Have you been there in the morning when they get fed !!! Impressive sight !!!

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Oscar,
Great looking image and would definitely agree with Al's suggestion to go in even closer!
Regards,
Nicki

[Harold Davis]

those are some funky eyes!!! agree with the above suggestions, cant wait to see the next in the series!!

[Richard Waas]

Were those eyes made by Swarovski? Other than that, I like it a lot! Agree with Al.