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    Default Kisli Range male - 7D, ISO 3200

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    Spotting a Tiger in Kanha is tougher than smaller places like Bandhavgarh/Ranthambhore due to the immense area this park covers. But, that's a part of the challenge and I love this place for the variety and scenic landscapes.

    It was one of those days where one enters Kanha National Park on an extremely cold,foggy morning right before sunrise and takes a right turn instead of taking the usual pilgrimage routes.

    We were the only jeep on this road, my guide said "I have a feeling, we will see the Kisli range male today". Within a minute (5 minutes after entering the park), a loud Sambar siren fills the air. My guide spots a Tiger walking in a nullah to our right, guess what, it's the KISLI KING !!! I struggle to get the 2x tele off of my 300(had left it on the evening before)...haha lesson learned forever !! I had no idea that I would be spotting a tiger minutes after entering the park. An absolutely private sighting with the King followed, we quickly moved our jeep forward, let him come on the road, gave him space. He walked for a few minutes towards us, then stopped for a bit, stared at us, then took off peacefully using a shortcut into the thicket.

    Oh, what a sighting this was...it's tough to see a tiger in private these days considering the heavy traffic and typical routes everyone takes. Our risk had paid off. The light was so low that it was only due to the f/2.8 aperture and high ISO capabilities of the 7D that I could pull this shot off. 1/125 sec was the max speed I was getting that early morning at ISO 3200, good enough for a sharp shot ! I even underexposed a bit to get a bit better than 1/80 SS. This camera has amazed me, be it AF or high ISO performance or the 18MP or other high-end features. Had it been another lens and another camera (well, not really, but you get the point)....this would have just remained a sighting, not a photo-op. Of course, the King didn't move when I took this shot...so thanks to him too. Ah, the taste of this sighting still lingers.......

    Now, you see, this animal gave me 10 seconds to re-adjust some settings, unlike those leopards...grr. :-)

    Techs: EOS 7D, 300 2.8 IS at ISO 3200, 1/125 sec, -1/3 exposure comp, beanbag on jeep, pre-dawn, full frame, no NR.

    PP: Sharpening, levels adjustment, resizing and blur tool on the bg.

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    Last edited by Kiran Khanzode; 12-22-2009 at 01:02 PM.

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    Well Kiran with the tech specs that is a really neat image!

    Appreciate the BG to the image, as I feel it tends to put things into context for the reader. Would like to see a bit more room at the foot and less at the top, but that is picky. Might be tempted to clone out the 'soft lemon blob' to the left of Copyright. At f/2.8 be nice to know the need to blur the BG 'a tad'. Just curious;)

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    Hi Kiran Can't think of a better pose and love the eye contact !!! ... agree on the little extra room and would increase contrast just a bit !! Big Congrats !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Well Kiran with the tech specs that is a really neat image!

    Appreciate the BG to the image, as I feel it tends to put things into context for the reader. Would like to see a bit more room at the foot and less at the top, but that is picky. Might be tempted to clone out the 'soft lemon blob' to the left of Copyright. At f/2.8 be nice to know the need to blur the BG 'a tad'. Just curious;)

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    Thx, Steve (and Al), this was FF, I agree on the space at the bottom.

    The need to blur the BG a bit was due to the smooth grains of the high ISO (3200). Nothing else. As you can see, the separation of the subject from the BG is not much here due to the dense thicket to automatically create that magical dreamy bokeh one usually gets at 2.8. I didn't use noise reduction ( I actually almost never do), I just blurred the BG with a brush to clean any visible noise grains.
    Last edited by Kiran Khanzode; 12-22-2009 at 03:19 PM.

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    Hi Kiran thanks for the explanation.

    I didn't use noise reduction ( I actually almost never do)
    Like you, I have never, but I wonder who does? :)

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    Outstanding in every way.

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    Killer eye contact and pose of Kisli King , 7D keeps on surprising all
    TFS

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    Great color and I really like the eyes. Maybe just a little more room on the bottom.

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    That's a pretty noiseless image given the light levels at that hour of the day. Lets face it if you had arrived later you would not have got the sighting and would probably have been a little more crowded.
    The higher ISO's will be a great boon to us all when everybody gets used to the fact that they are usable.
    Nice looking Tiger by the way!

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    Great comp, lighting, color and sharpness on this fortuitous and fine Tiger image. ISO quality very good as well, almost up there with my D3
    Only nit is: using the Blur tool on the BG is still a form of noise reduction.
    TFS


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    Thx, all, for your views and comments.

    @Ken: You are right, he might have walked off in the bush earlier had there been a crowd gathered around him.

    @ Marc: I get your point, agreed. :-). None(blurring) was done on the body, however :-).

    I just printed a 30x 20 of the image (with no NR or blurring in that version), it actually doesn't show in the print at all. No cropping (or very less) helps the fact, I guess.
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    The road less traveled worked out quite well for you. Always nice to have these kind of photo experiences all to yourself. Congrats on a fine capture.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Kaluski View Post
    Hi Kiran thanks for the explanation.


    Like you, I have never, but I wonder who does? :)

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    You know I like this Kiran. Odd comment above. Answer to that is quite a few. Surprising question. No different as Marc mentioned to using Gaussian Blur. Not directed at you but Steve K. No missives, but it is regularly recommended to use nr on bg's here and pretty much every forum I have seen, so pretty much a norm. So the answer is I guess everyone who wants to. :p Did a bit with Luminosity sharpening to see if can enhance for you further. Forelegs are close to over sharpening, but i am not about showing you what I can do, but pointing you in the direction I feel can benefit you.
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    Excellent image, Kiran. Impressive being able to get this predawn capture. Very well done.

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