Came across this tigress one early morning. She was annoyed by a flying insect and raised a paw to swat it...when I clicked. Just look at the massive forearm and paw and you will begin to understand the power behind a swat!
Location: Ranthambhore NP, Rajasthan, India
Date: May 2008
Equip: Canon 1D Mlll, Canon 100-400 at 260
Specs: ISO 400, f8, 1/250s, beanbag on vehicle
Thank you for taking the time out to look, and for your comments/critiques.
what a beautiful image this is Doc , lovely BG settings , Typical RTR , raised paw showing shear power of this beast which can bring down 1 tonner Gaur ( Indian Bison)
excellent image
TFS
Well timed to capture the paw in the air, and I like the lazy posture. Its not the forearms that I notice, but the size of those paws. Wonderful looking cats.
I like the low angle. The raised paw nicely shows the soft pads. The forearms are always an arm wrestlers delight. By the way, the tiger doesn't kill its prey by striking blows with its fore arms or paws.
Ajit ji,
What an amazing mood you have captured here, let this cat rule the wilds of India in such a relaxed mood for ever. All of us in our small way have to work hard to conserve this species from extinction