Tiger Cubs

INcredible lighting, super sharp. Only nit is OOF rocks in foreground *not much you could do though raising ISO and adjusting f-stop may have aided. I also would not prefer a road in the BG but that is such a trivial thing on a photograph like this

They look a little too big for 6 weeks, Harshad. For me, though, the road is not distracting, but the foreground oof rocks definitely are. The cubs are very cute.

Nice catch light in the eyes and I like the composition against the soft background.

Agreed with Ajit on the age discrepancy. The one on the left in particular looks pretty mature, perhaps a year or two in age? At 6 weeks they'd still be little fuzz balls, probably with blue eyes.

Max

Thanks everyone , My eyes remained riveted on those 4 eyes so could not seen OOF rocks
BTW as per Forest rangers these cubs were born in last week of Oct 2009 and this image is created in Jan 2010 first week , So I am very sure about age ( may be between 6 weeks to 8 weeks ) and as far as size is concerned we must consider that these are cubs of world's biggest Cat

What a beautiful animals. I agree with Ajit on the foreground and about the age I thought the same, only 6 weeks!, unbelievable.

Beautiful shot...Harshad. I saw them when they were 8 weeks old in Oct. 09, so in Jan 10 in this image them should be around 4 months old.

Hi Harshad,

VERY nice - those eyes are SO compelling (and you captured them very well). I like almost everything about this one - the positioning of the cats, that great eye contact (on something other than you), the touch of green in the in-focus leaves on the left, and more. The road really doesn't bother me but I have to say I did notice the out-of-focus rocks in the foreground quite quickly. I don't think those rocks are a huge deal and don't forget that most viewers aren't looking to critique/nit-pick an image like we are!!

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

So either way it looks like I was wrong about my age estimate too. They sure do grow fast!

Max

Harshad, You should be real proud of this image, it is terrific. Thanks for sharing.

Excellent shot, wonderful detail and look from the cubs really make this shot. My eyes went right for the cubs and did not really notice the OOF rocks, so for me that is no big deal. Wonderful encounter and the larger version was a treat, way to go.

IMO, this is one of your best *ever*, Partner.

Sweet!

Regardless of their correct age .To have seen and photographed this delightful pair is indeed a privaledge .And I can understand why your eyes were glued on the cubs and not the oof rock
cheers
suzanne

I love this image. The road in the background, no problem. The OOF rocks, no problem. Those faces would keep me looking at this image and loving it for a very long time.

I agree with Suzanne and Sally - absolutely beautiful shot!