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Why are you pestering me for your photo challenge?
Why are you pestering me for your photo challenge?
herculesksp


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Location: Bannerghatta National Park, Bangalore, India
Date: Sep 20, 2006
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

 Taken at the Bannerghatta National Park in Bangalore, India, in 2006. Was really tough to get a good shot out of a moving safari vehicle especially with all the foliage around.

I love this photo because of the frustrated expression of the tiger and the expression conveyed by its front paws. It was noon and probably siesta time, but visitors/vehicles were constantly driving near by for a closer look.

I have applied various filters and enhancement such as contrast, brightness, saturation, sharpness on the picture as a whole and no spot editing has been done.

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Avg (all users): 5.5762
Avg (commenters): 5.9623
Avg (participants): 5.5138
Avg (non-participants): 5.9342
Views since voting: 750
Views during voting: 664
Votes: 512
Comments: 55
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:18:59 PM
Great shot. How did you get him to lie down. At our zoo, they're always pacing.
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 03/17/2009 05:06:05 PM
Good strong capture!
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 03/17/2009 03:53:52 PM
nice capture. I like the framing with the leaves in foreground
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 03/17/2009 03:36:21 PM
Nice shot of this tiger... good colour.
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 03/17/2009 01:25:01 PM
Uh..err...ok..sorry, we will be on our way now.
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 03/17/2009 12:53:02 PM
Wow, this is really nice: the colors, the DOF, the framing with the greenery, the clarity of the tiger, all very nice.
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 03/17/2009 11:17:31 AM
Good shot. Nice color and detail.
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 03/16/2009 06:06:56 PM
lol tiger says 'cm'ere, photographer, and I'll give you a shot...!' :-) 7
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 03/16/2009 04:48:44 PM
Funny title. Looks like the lion actually said that =) ... ... ... Just kidding, I know it's a panther =)
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 03/16/2009 04:01:00 PM
Nice head-on shot of this tiger. I like the added touch of the background and the OOF leaves in the foreground.
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 03/16/2009 03:24:55 PM
a beautiful animal .. great shot . :)
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 03/16/2009 05:18:06 AM
Like the position of the front paws. Nice capture.
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 03/15/2009 08:46:43 PM
wish there was eye contact
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 03/15/2009 06:30:24 PM
Lovely. Clean. Serene. DOF is nice. Those paws. I like it! A little over in the litter area.
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 03/15/2009 05:41:35 PM
great shot.
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 03/15/2009 03:26:47 PM
Nice DOF, very sharp focus and a decent composition. Nice capture.
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 03/15/2009 01:17:47 PM
very expressive....
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 03/15/2009 01:05:32 PM
the color on the tiger do not look real.
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 03/15/2009 10:05:18 AM
Very clear, great colours, nice composition.
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 03/15/2009 09:58:40 AM
just a little over exposed in the foreground areas, but then existing light will do that to you, good dof/color
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 03/15/2009 09:55:29 AM
very nice capture
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 03/15/2009 05:55:59 AM
bit noisy...
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 03/15/2009 02:29:16 AM
Nice colored cat! Beautiful skin.
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 03/15/2009 01:49:02 AM
Funny title, and nice nature shot. Well done. 7.
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 03/14/2009 11:56:16 PM
maybe a tad over done on the color ... nice sharp image
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 03/14/2009 10:59:05 PM
I like the colors
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 03/14/2009 08:56:37 PM
Like the title. Nice kitteh...
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 03/14/2009 06:07:49 PM
He looks like he is really annoyed, nice shot
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 03/14/2009 02:12:33 PM
Regal animal. Colors are bit too saturated for me
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 03/14/2009 10:27:57 AM
Beautiful. Nicely composed.
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 03/13/2009 08:54:55 PM
Good question! And a decent photo to boot.
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 03/13/2009 05:49:23 PM
Wonderful capture, great detail and sharpness.
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 03/13/2009 04:28:59 PM
If that is not a pose, I don't know what it is. beautiful capture..
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 03/13/2009 09:50:19 AM
don't get too close!! Nice colours, I like the feeling that you are stalking him from the bushes
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 03/13/2009 06:01:10 AM
nice animal portrait
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 03/12/2009 11:02:15 PM
seems a tad oversaturated, but otherwise good.
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 03/12/2009 10:12:06 PM
Foreground is distracting for me.
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 03/12/2009 08:11:46 PM
I like the depth of this created by the foreground leaves. Nicely done.
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 03/12/2009 06:17:05 PM
Here kity kity. Nice shot.
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 03/12/2009 04:15:23 PM
interesting candid, too bad he has a sad/bored expression, still well done image
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 03/12/2009 04:13:58 PM
Very pretty.
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 03/12/2009 02:25:24 PM
Nice capture. Great colors. Looks very peaceful. 9
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 03/12/2009 01:55:27 PM
He He. I can only imagine what they are thinking. You might not be far off with your title.
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 03/12/2009 12:22:27 PM
Green leaves take away from the overall stregth of this capture.
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 03/12/2009 11:22:38 AM
I wish those leaves wasn't there, because i like the look on the tiger's face and the light. I'm not sure about the focus to. Good luck, sorry if i was rude.
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 03/12/2009 09:27:32 AM
Nice focus and great subject. I love cats. Looks like to much light tho. Maybe a better part of the day would be nice but still good.
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 03/12/2009 12:24:56 AM
He sat there, alone, and tried desperately to remember his lines. For he was rehearsing for the ZooLand Players Theater's rendition of "The Lady and the Tiger", and he wanted to play his role to perfection.

So he sat, and he rehearsed, and he said his lines again and again, and gestured with his paws, and concentrated like he'd never concentrated before.

Because of his vigilance, opening night became a night that was never forgotten.
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 03/11/2009 11:10:36 PM
Its a nice expression and I like the OOF leaves in the foreground. I wish the few highlights were a little less blown to really make this stand out.
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 03/11/2009 07:02:57 PM
this looks like a young tiger...great job you didn't over process the tiger...
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 03/11/2009 06:56:33 PM
Wow good timing. He looks so smooth, interesting that both of his paws are up like its time for a bath.
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 03/11/2009 06:30:58 PM
the colors are a bit too saturated for my taste
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 03/11/2009 01:00:38 PM
They are quite beautiful.
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 03/11/2009 11:48:26 AM
Love the detail. The leaves in the foreground may be a tad distracting for some, but I kinda like them there.
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 03/11/2009 07:23:08 AM
A tad oversaturated.The leaves in the foreground do not add to the image IMO. 6
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 03/11/2009 01:55:45 AM
beautiful beast. lovethe stauration
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