My experiments with light
The universe around me, captured one frame at a time
[BRHills_KGudi] [Fauna] [India] [Karnataka] [Mammals] [Nature] [Nikkor_70-300mm] [Nikon] [Nikon_D70s]
From the tales of B R Hills safari, I learned that seeing a Tiger has very little probablity, with one of the frequent visitors not being able to see one even after 20+ years. It just happened that I was traveling (on this safari) with those people who were loooong due for a Tiger sighting. Though others on this safari (viz. Kalyan, Mandanna and Phillip) thought I was their *lucky charm*, I would beg to differ. This picture, though nowhere near crisp and to my personal satisfaction, is still my most prized snap of B R Hills visit and tiger's cold stare still gives me goosebumps.
In a 10 mile neighborhood ...
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Archive ID Date/Time Camera Lens Focal Length Exposure Program Shutter Speed Aperture ISO |
dsc_100-5804 2006.08.28 22:31:44 EST NIKON D70s AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED 300.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 450.0 mm) Aperture-priority AE 1/100 second(s) f/5.6 1250 |
Exposure Bias Flash Filters Light Value Hyperfocal Distance Focus Distance Depth of Field Field of View Tripod |
-1/3 No None 8.0 802.33 m 37.58 m 3.50 m (35.91 - 39.42) 4.5 deg (2.98 m) No |
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20 responses to Tiger
Akira
2006-10-22 14:19:49Lucky you Gowtham!....Enjoyed reading the account of your trip ....it sort of puts these snapshots into a story.... Herez wishing you a Happy Diwali!
BMYPhotos
2009-03-08 19:43:56I can understand your excitement! This would be great to see in the wild!
Jeremy
2009-03-08 20:37:26Man I hope this was form a enclosed jeep or something! I see it was at 300mm, but thats still awfully close for a killer like that! I once saw this thing on the discovery channel where they were trying to locate a tiger from atop an elephant in a feild of tall grass. The tiger bounds out of nowhere and leaps ontop of one of the elephants after one of the men. I had never seen such a display of stealth and power, of course it was a mother and they had already gotten the cubs so she was pissed I am sure. Sorry to ramble on but, this image really reminds me of their majesty and ferociousness. Outstanding!
Gowtham
2009-03-08 21:10:34@remy fauxtog:
I hear you - it was an open jeep and the only ammunition we had at our disposal was a set of cameras/lens. Guess the only thing that saved us was that, like you mentioned, she had her cubs to take care of. But remembering it gives me chills even to this day, though we were a good 50-100 feet away from her and submerged in excitement of seeing her in the wild!
Gaz Photo's
2009-03-08 21:13:42Awesome capture, that must have been breathtaking to be right there !
ransang
2009-03-08 23:35:38Wow!!!!
What a beautiful and magnificent creature! I can't imagine the rush of seeing this awesome and powerful beast in the wild.
Excellent image my friend!
Craig
2009-03-09 03:42:37Oh Wow! This is outstanding! Incredible capture. You must be proud of this one.
darylann
2009-03-09 14:09:24What a rush!!!! I would have been just as thrilled, grabbing my camera despite the intense FEAR! That's an image you have every right to be proud of!
t.sullivan photography
2009-03-10 09:44:21Wow, a wild tiger! I think I would have been to scared to remember to take the photo. Great capture!
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Ashish Abraham Tirkey
2010-04-17 20:27:13K.Gudi Tigers are always Special and they are very elusive to find..Lucky dude.. I am working here for last 10 months clicked it hardly thrice though had many sightings !! Lucky You
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