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Tickling the baby
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Tickling the baby

by Jagdeep Rajput

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 6, 2011294 views8 comments
Mother tickling the baby.
One of the most cherished moments of childhood ... life is nothing, but a play with Mom, Masai Mara, Kenya.
Thank you so much for your kind attention & views!
Canon 50D; 300mm; ISO 400; 1/200 sec. at F 8
Jagdeep Rajput

Comments

8 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 6, 2011 at 3:14 AM
The innocense of childhood... wonderful, intimate portrait.
Once again, I appreciate the huge paws on the big cats..
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Oscar Benavides on December 6, 2011 at 4:51 AM
What a nice and tender image. The only nit, IMHO is that the cub and mother are too center. If the picture were mine I will crop in a different way with more space towards the sides, if posible. Anyway it is a great image that I wouldn't mind to have in my gallery :biggrin:
Good job.
Oscar
Registered on January 2, 2011, 12 Posts, 141 Comments
Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on December 6, 2011 at 3:07 PM
What a tender moment here Jagdeep! I quite like the framing here, though I am not normally a fan of square-ish crops.
I agree that mom is a tad softer. I believe f8 would have been enough, so perhaps it's motion blur? :smile:
:toast:
Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments
Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on December 6, 2011 at 10:04 PM
That is so adorable ! Hats of for getting into position to get such a great perspective on this. Not as sharp considering your usual high standards, but the cute interaction makes up for it.
Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 7, 2011 at 3:08 AM
This is lovely Jagdeep! I don't think the sharpening issue mentioned is justified though, at least not without seeing the original file. wink:
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on December 7, 2011 at 1:12 PM
Adorable - love the big paws and mom's pink tongue.
Registered on July 27, 2006, 50 Posts, 300 Comments
Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on December 10, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Thanks friends!
Sharpening settings applied are very mild here, just to go with the mood of the pictures, some emotions are very soft n tender.
Jagdeep Rajput :wavey:
Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments
Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on December 16, 2011 at 4:04 PM
Beautiful photo...soooo sweet! I like the way you cropped it, puts the focus right where it should be.
Registered on December 13, 2011, 216 Posts, 1671 Comments