Tiger Cub

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all
7D , 300f4 + 1.4x , ISO 800 , f6.3 , 90% of FF
all C & C are most welcome & much appreciated
Harshad

[Stu Bowie]

Harshadbhai, now you are showing off. Great sighting, healthy looking cub, and I like the look back pose. Overall, nice and sharp, and I would try my best to clone out the hint of the other tiger LLC.

[Harshad Barve]

I would try my best to clone out the hint of the other tiger LLC.

I guess it will be very difficult to recreate raises paw ;)

[Ken Watkins]

I guess it will be very difficult to recreate raises paw ;)

It very probably would, a case for taking the shot 1 second later? But probably it would not have then been looking in your direction.

Other than the rear of the other tiger this is a beauty.

[Vida van der Walt]

What a beautiful little tiger. Apart from that back leg, a super image. Love the pose, detail and colours. I should probably not say this coming from lion country but tigers are the most beautiful big cats to me.:)

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Fabulous image Harshadbhai. Love the pose and eye contact. I wish the other tiger were not there either, but I can live with that more so than the OOF grass coming out of the cub's neck. :) Well done mate.

[Morkel Erasmus]

lovely look-back pose and soft colours Bhai...wish it was mine...

[Peter Buntman]

Harshad your killing me with this image, man I wish i was with you on this sighting, a young tiger cub at this age will almost always have mom close by so having her in the corner doesn’t bother me at all what bothers me is it isn’t MINE. Love the light in the eye and the eye contact super sharp and great low angle.

Would love to know where these are taken if you can mail me on bunty007@icon.co.za one day ill get there and hopefully soon.:D

[Harshad Barve]

a young tiger cub at this age will almost always have mom close by so having her in the corner doesn’t bother me at all

Thanks , there was another cub in corner not the mom ;)

[Mike Tracy]

Lovely little cat. I like his stare.

Will the white on his ear still be there when he matures ?

2 minute PS hatchet job but you get the idea.

[Todd Frost]

Stunning image Harshad! You have definitely got me wanting to visit you wit these tiger images. You are very fortunate to have these beautiful cats and the ability to make images of them. Mike has an interesting idea with his ps work. TFS
Todd

[Jay Gould]

Harshad, you are to tigers what Glen is to hummingbirds. It would be cool just to have the face with that look! I guess too much of a crop.

Mike, the quick PS job makes it an even better image.

[Sudhanshu Nafde]

Wow... what an image kaka... and what an improvement Mike.... Amazing could never even think of doing it in my dreams... Amazing cloning...

[Arthur Morris]

When I first looked at this image, I too did not like the other animal. Mike's job is pretty darned good. Mike, where did you get the rock from???

[niranjan sant]

so it looks like you had ball,beautiful portrait. i wish the distracting stripes of the other animal were not there. but i know the conditions in indian jungles and challenges. great image

[Steve Canuel]

Very nice detail, colors, and pose. Mike's idea with the rock is a good one and worth the time on the original. Looks like you're getting that combo dialed in pretty good.

[Ajit Huilgol]

A lovely image, Harshad, made brilliant by Mike's rehandling! Mike, how on earth did you reconstruct the paw so well? :)

[Arthur Morris]

Mike, how on earth did you reconstruct the paw so well? :)

He did not reconstruct a paw, he constructed a rock.

[Jay Gould]

Mike, I believe I see where you obtained the - at least two perhaps more rocks (good use of the clone tool!) - keep 'em guessing Mate! :D

PS: perhaps the cub will lay down :eek: and cover your stash ;) !!

[Marc Mol]

Mike, where did you get the rock from???

Looks like a clone (with some minor color/pattern change) of the rock from the cubs right hind leg?

[Mike Tracy]

Mike's job is pretty darned good. Mike, where did you get the rock from???

I first cloned out the other cub sampling from areas of the ground . I then used the patch tool to move a part of the rock from behind the right rear paw to the left. Using the clone tool I tried to blend the ground in that area in. Took the blur tool and went along the edge of the rock where it met the paw to make it look not so cut and pasted.