Out of the jungle pond

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 18, 2012222 views5 comments

I've been on off-line mode for few months, hope to be active soon.
It is always great to find new pictures, especially, when the subject is Tiger. I don't normally do Tiger photography nowadays, because it is such a hypnotic animal that it makes one go blind

, what I mean to say that when you're after Tiger, you just don't appear to see anything else. So in the process of pursuing a Tiger, one may miss out so many other pictures, which flash on the way. And Tiger is a master predator, you may end up seeing just the tail of it,

Plus Tiger photography put lot of pressure on the photographer as well and it is turning very-very expensive. After many years, I decided to give it a try.
This was one of those 'Once in a lifetime opportunity', resulting in many wonderful frames. And I thought, this kind of action was possible, only with trained, captive animals in USA, which're available on hire.
Thank you so much for your kind attention & views !
Canon 7D;500mm;ISO 320; 1\1250 at F 5.6
Jagdeep Rajput

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5 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 18, 2012 at 10:42 AM

Wonderful action shot! I can certainly understand all the reasons you named for not taking tiger shots, but this one is a strong reason that trumps all that!

Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 18, 2012 at 2:09 PM

I bet you will do another tiger photography trip soon!

This is a cool action photo Jagdeep, thanks to all that water spray. Ideally the environment in the BG would have been less cluttered, but with action shots you take what you get.

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

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 18, 2012 at 6:00 PM

fabulous action here Jagdeep!
it must've been a thrill!
I wish the background was cleaner but this is their natural habitat...

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Comment posted by Philip Haffley on July 19, 2012 at 10:43 AM

I hope you continue to do Tiger photography so you can get more shots like this. Love the photo.

Registered on August 10, 2008, 265 Posts, 317 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 24, 2012 at 2:51 PM

LOVE the action in this Jagdeep! The water spray is super cool and congrats on capturing it. I have one small nit and it might just be me, but it looks like everything is leaning a tiny bit to the right and it needs a CCW rotation. Only a couple percent.

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments