Another Bengal Tiger: young male

[susanschermer]

Bandhavgargh Tiger Reserve. This fella was wandering around with his brother. Our driver managed to position us right in his path.
Mark III, 400 DO with 1.4TC, ISO 640, f/5.6, 1/320, bean bag.

[Grady Weed]

Susan, the head on stare, direct eye contact, lifted paw, tail in the air! A lot to get in one frame. Were you able to also do a quick portrait image? The re-post does look a bit better. You did have a great time.

[Ken Watkins]

Beautiful image, thank goodness there are still a few left to see.
I think that the repost has too much contrast, somwhere in between the posts would probably be nearer the real colour.

[Stephen Earle]

I like the front on view and the raised tail. The repost has better wb but i agree on the contrast. Thx for sharing.

[Stu Bowie]

Brilliant capture Susan. Love the raised foot off the ground. Im in two minds about both images with regards to colour, but an in-between might work.

[Deborah Harrison]

Beautiful image - not only did you get eyes, and raised foot but also the tail. Other than color, I think the repost gives a bit more emphasis to the eyes but I have no strong feelings either way.

It really is a stunning image! You certainly were privileged to get such a wonderful sighting and capture it beautifully.

[peter delaney]

great shot... agree with Peter about PP.. your low down angle was perfect...

well done

peter

[DanWalters]

Great image. I like the low angle and the centered comp works very well in this instance.

[Robert Amoruso]

Good points mentioned above. The color still looks a bit off in the second post. The first too yellow, the second to red but in the second the tiger looks better.

Image like this I will lighten the eye and selectively sharpen it to bring more attention to the eyes.

[D. Robert Franz]

Great experience for sure.. Repost looks a bit better colorwise. The centered comp works well with this subject...

[Nate Chappell]

Great shot Susan, maybe something in between the two, it almost looks like you are sitting in his path shooting.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Susan,
I like the angle and the eye contact. A vertical would have been great. Artificially warming up makes it too yellow. Look forward to more.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi