Cleaning the paw

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 8, 2010225 views10 comments

Cleaning the paw, early in the morning. Some people may not be familiar with this kind of terrain of the Tiger, actually it is due to white rocks and sand in the Ramganga river in Corbett National Park.
Thankyou so much for your kind attention & views !
Canon 50D, 500mm, ISO 800, 1/400 sec. at F 4.5
Jagdeep Rajput

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10 comments

Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on March 8, 2010 at 8:34 AM

Perfect compo! I like the pose

Registered on March 3, 2007, 122 Posts, 778 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 8, 2010 at 8:54 AM

Hi Jagdeep,

I really like your choice of crop here and how tight the tiger is to the bottom of the frame (well grounded!). The tongue is wonderful and even though you don't have caught too much of it, I really quite like how the eye is rendered. If the image were mine I'd experiment with reducing the exposure on the fore- and background - it may reflect how it looked when you were there, but visually the image would likely work better for me if these areas were slightly darkened (and I think, in relative terms, the tiger would "pop" more).

Cheers...well done - very interesting image as posted...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Marsel van Oosten on March 8, 2010 at 12:15 PM

Excellent crop and pose, and I agree with Brad on the darkening of the background - it will make quite the difference. Well done.

Registered on March 9, 2004, 285 Posts, 2277 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on March 8, 2010 at 1:06 PM

Great pose and thanks for adding the info about the riverbed. I assumed a road, as many tigers are only seen that way it seems. I agree on darkening the background, should focus on the tiger more.

Registered on November 27, 2007, 250 Posts, 2468 Comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on March 8, 2010 at 4:26 PM

The tiger looks great. I like the grooming behavior and that big pink tongue. I also like the crop. The riverbed is a pretty uninspiring BG but nothing you could do about that.

Registered on May 18, 2004, 124 Posts, 2503 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 8, 2010 at 10:46 PM

This is beautiful Jagdeep. The super low angle just draws the viewer into the image. The pose and behaviour captured are both interesting and unique and all in all this makes for a very attractive image. Looking at the larger version it could use some minor noise reduction on the BG maybe.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on March 9, 2010 at 8:53 AM

Superb image Jagdeep, the pose, comp and details are great and you've captured and nice moment as well

Agree with the suggestion of Brad about the darkening.

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 9, 2010 at 2:29 PM

Another of your excellent tiger captures! I most like the posture and the lines it creates with the elongated line-up of legs and the face/eye pointing us in the same direction. It makes for a superb composition enhanced by the captured motion of that licking gesture.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Danny Green on March 12, 2010 at 4:45 PM

Hello Jagdeep

This a wonderful picture, this cat is so beautiful I have just arranged a trip for next year to Bandhavgarh but I don't think I can wait that long and might come out before, great shot!!!!

Danny

Registered on November 27, 2005, 70 Posts, 313 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on March 13, 2010 at 12:47 AM

Beautifully captured, Jagdeep, but agree with Brad about the bright bg.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments