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    Dear All
    Made this picture in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve , Maharashtra, India with D300, 600MM, ISO 400, at f5.6 at 1/2000 of secs
    This fellow was popping out of his den and offered us couple of minutes.
    All C & C are most welcome and appreciated
    Harshad

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    Amazingly sharp Harshad, great eye contact, and love the detail. Well captured.

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    Lovely shot this Harshad! Like the way you have framed it and the almost three dimensional effect. a vote for leaving skin as these little details create points of interest. (on reflection, I might blend the oof bg a tad on the right as there looks some lines from a fence that are too linear. Re the oof rock, don't mind as some editors love those areas for text, which is different need basis than web presentation).
    Last edited by David Fletcher; 07-19-2009 at 09:16 AM.

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    The only obvious nit is the presence of the large OOF rock, otherwise a very good image.

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    Looks like something out of a science fiction movie! Great eye catch, often the membrane obscures the eye. I would not alter the skin blemishes, I prefer showing nature with its flaws.

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    Fantastic image like your composition, Harshad. Like the way you have captured the scale details. Nice eye contact and sharpness.
    I would like that you leave the misplaced scales as is. As these tell stories, it could have been a result of possible territorial fight.

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    Intense! Very sharp and clear, I vote to keep the flaked scales.

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    Sharp, a cool COMP, and I even like the slight side-lighting.
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    Very well done. Alert pose and very nice details. I dont mind the OOF rock in foreground and background.

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    Love the vert comp and the details in the subject. Like the light as well.

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    I'm not a cloner either(for the most part), so I prefer the scales stay.
    Tack sharp and beautifully exposed.

    IMO the image would be stronger if the OOF foreground element was in focus.
    Then it goes from OOF foreground element to a compositional element.

    I noticed ISO 400 1/2000 at F5.6, so you had some head room.
    What I do is stop down, press and hold the DOF button while manually rolling the zone of focus forward with the focusing ring. I roll the zone of focus as far forward as possible while making sure my subject is still sharp.
    Of course the selected aperture will determine how deep the zone of focus is.

    Thanks for sharing,
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