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    Ajit Huilgol
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    I was on safari looking for tigers when a sambar alarm call pierced the jungle air. There was just the one call, and then there was silence. Usually, when a predator is sighted (it could be a tiger, or a leopard, or even wild dogs), the resident deer (sambar, spotted deer, barking deer) give out a loud call that signals that a predator has been sighted. And these alarm calls ring out repeatedly until the danger has passed. So, it was unusual that there was only one alarm call. Surely, something was amiss. We sped in the direction of the call in our open jeep, and were just in time to see a tigress drag a sambar (India's largest deer species) calf into thick reeds. We had missed seeing a kill by seconds! As we sat watching, the tigress ripped open the hindquarters of the calf, and started to feed. The sound of those strong jaws breaking the bones of the deer are still fresh in my mind!
    Location: Ranthambhore NP, Rajasthan, India
    Date: April, 2008
    Equip: Canon 1D Mlll, Canon 100-400 at 400
    Specs: ISO 400, f 8, 1/160s, beanbag on vehicle

    Thank you for taking the time out to look, and for your comments/critiques.

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    Great eye contact. The related story also adds to the drama, rather than simply showing the resultant bloody corpse.

    I wonder if it would be better brightened a bit. Also, since you can't really see the whole deer, and we probably don't want to, would a tighter crop be even more powerful?

    No matter what, this is a great shot.

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    Hi Ajit One powerful capture and you almost got he kill live to boot !!!

    Having the tiger with totally clear eyes is great, not sure you could have show the entire kill (or would want to) but seeing a little more would have been good .... or go the other way and crop the partially shown head !! Either way love the capture and all I can say is a Big Congrats on this one !!!!

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    terrific eye contact here , you gotta love that , IMHO if IQ withstands , tight crop will make this even better
    TFS

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    What a moment you have captured here of Raw nature at work,great eye contact he does not want you to share in the feast

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    Looks like a Sambar deer kill Ajit, was it? That should see him/her through for a few days.

    The image to me has quite a red cast, would be tempted to revised with the 'colour balance, then a tweak in curves a fraction IMHO. Seems to give a more authentic look?

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    Great story. I could only imagine what that must sound like. Love the eyes and the way he is peering right through the grass.

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