Yawn

[Sabyasachi Patra]

An early morning scene in Bandhavgarh National Park, India.

Canon EOS 1D Mark II, Canon EF 400mm f2.8 L IS USM, EF 2xII ie. focal length of 800mm, ISO 200, f5.6, 1/60 sec. Full frame.

Look forward to your comments.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Ken Watkins]

I am not sure whether this works or not. I like the idea but I think the background detracts a little in particular the height of the trees. I would try taking at least a third of the height away and cropping from the left as far as you can without the tree looking odd.
Given the focal length used and the slow shutter speed I am surprised that the subject has come out so well.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Ken,
Thanks for your comments. The Tiger was too far and I was not liking any other composition. I used manual focus.

I was trying to discipline myself and wanted to go back to creating sharp images with lower shutter speeds as before. So used ISO 200. I knew that in normal course it is not possible to get a sharp image below 1/250th of sec. However, I wanted to push myself. Got a few shots sharp. Processed in Lightroom with default sharpening (Amount 25, Radius 1.0, Detail 25)

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Stu Bowie]

I like these type of comps, and this works for me. If anything, I would move him slightly back to the left a bit. The hint of light cast on the mouth adds to this, especially as he is yawning. Well thoughtout Sabyasachi.

[Fabs Forns]

Sabyasachi, I like the vegetation partially covering him, but the OOF tress in the BG are really distracting, and I'm not easily distracted. I like Peter's idea, but too big a crop.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Dear All,
Thanks for your comments. The tiger was too far on the base of a hill so I was trying to create a different composition.

Peter,
I understand your crop. I have a similar composition in better light that I got last year. I haven't processed my Bandhavgarh images due to work pressure. Will process and upload later.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Steve Canuel]

Hi Sabyasachi,
I've been looking at this one for a couple of days now. I like the tall trees and how they kind of funnel in towards the tiger although taking a bit off the top works for me too. I'd like a little less OOF FG and for the tiger to be a bit higher and more visible (chin a bit further away from the OOF ground). My opinion aside, I do envy your patience, preparation, and opportunities to spend time with these animals.

[D. Robert Franz]

I like the image and the way you composed it.....