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    I was importing my old files to lightroom and found this one. This was shot in 2005 with a 10D.

    The young tiger cub was trying to chase deers. Unlike Cheetahs, the tiger would use stealth to approach close enough to its prey before launching the ligthening charge which lasts for only a short duration. Young tiger cubs learn these skills by watching their mother hunt. In this case, the mother was watching its two young cubs run all over the place chasing deers. The mother knew it was a valuable lesson for its cubs and patiently watched the proceedings. The light was low and and I had half an hour of driving to reach the forest gates before it closes. I left a couple of minutes later as the cubs gave up their chase.

    Shot with a Canon 10D, 300mm f4 L IS lens + 1.4 TC. In those days I never used a ISO higher than 100. So shot at ISO 100, f5.6 at 1/20 seconds.

    I have cropped from the left and bottom, about 20%. Look forward to your comments.

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    Sabyasachi,
    I like this image for the implied story it tells. The uneasy standoff between the tiger and it's mysterious out of focus prey in the long dry grass. It looks like the hunt that wasn't to be.

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    I really like the unique perspective.

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    Sabyasachi,

    A well seen and composed image. I would suggest cloning out that one deer head on the right.

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    Magical image Sabyasachi Can't imagine a better perspective and glad they all stood still for that long !!! Big Time Congrats !!!!

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    A lovely image Sabyasachi. An apt low perspective - just the right height to shoot this frame.
    Guess the 1/20 has caused a 'slightly soft tiger'. Might want to sharpen it a wee bit.

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    Neat perspective here Sabyasachi. Makes me feel like a baby tiger watching and learning to hunt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Canuel View Post
    Neat perspective here Sabyasachi. Makes me feel like a baby tiger watching and learning to hunt.
    Steve,
    It is actually a cub about 12 months old. It was learning to hunt. It was amusing watching them roar and chase the deers. The deers knew that the cubs can never chase them so they were watching from a distance.

    Kaushik,
    I was watching the cubs running in all directions and was smiling. I thought it is better to enjoy that moment than photograph. I decided at the last moment when this cub appeared directly infront of me. To be honest, in a split second I could not decide the point of focus. The dof at f5.6 was not covering up the tiger from the back to front. And the 1/20 sec shutter speed has played its part. Normally, my shots are not sharpened beyond the default sharpening in lightroom. The default was not sufficient for this shot.

    Robert,
    I was waiting for someone to point out that. I will revisit the shot.

    Alfred,
    Your comment reminds me about the National Geographic shot taken in Afghanistan in the early 1900s. The exposure time was couple of seconds and the people sat there without moving during the shot. Let me see if I can find a link from somewhere. Today, I won't use ISO100 in that scenario. :D

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