p.1 #1 · Eye of the Tiger- Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Hey, guys,
Just came back from a great trip to Bandhavgarh and Kanha National Parks/ Tiger Reserves in India. Both parks are located in Madhya Pradesh state in India. Bandhavgarh has the highest density of tigers found anywhere. We saw 9 tigers in 3 days at Bandhavgarh and also saw a bunch of other animals and some rare species.
Here's a few headshots of a 2yr old Royal Bengal male taken from the back of an elephant. He was actually walking straight towards our elephant....barely 30 feet away. The mahout (elephant rider) backed up our elephant quickly to avoid a conflict. Actually there was one more tiger(his brother) right next to him and that caused us to worry a bit.
Will post more detailed stories and pictures as soon as I get over the jetlag.
p.1 #3 · Eye of the Tiger- Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Wow... this is absolutely amazing!..
I thought tiger photography required a month's effort... I think I will have to put Bandhavgarh and Kanha National Park on my "must visit" list.
p.1 #4 · Eye of the Tiger- Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Thanks a lot guys, for the kind comments ! I posted a couple more portraits.
Bruce, in Bandhavgarh, there's a saying "In any other park, you are lucky if you see a tiger. In Bandhavgarh, you are unlucky if you don't see (at least) one." :-).
p.1 #8 · Eye of the Tiger- Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Thx, Claude, Waldr and Reko !! It indeed was a superb experience, especially to see that the tigers couldn't care less about us humans while they went on with their lives in the jungle. The majestic gait, that intense stare really gives one a self-realization of how weak and vulnerable we really are in front of this powerful animal.
p.1 #12 · Eye of the Tiger- Bandhavgarh National Park, India
anthony whitmo wrote:
Great work here
Maybe a bit to much saturation especially in image number 4
Can't get enough of these guyz especially when they're not zoo shotz
Nice job
ant
Anthony, thx for the sincere comments, I fixed the saturation issue in a few of the images and updated them, thx !!
p.1 #14 · Eye of the Tiger- Bandhavgarh National Park, India
These are cool!!! I really enjoy the composition in #3!!! It certainly takes a regular subject and makes it interesting. I would be tempted to put a little vignette around it. Nice work on these shots!!!
p.1 #18 · Eye of the Tiger- Bandhavgarh National Park, India
Juggler Jim wrote:
Great shots, I love how well you captured his eyes, especially on the first one!
Jim
Thx, Jim ! #1 is also my personal favorite solely for the reason that the tiger was moving through the shadows and I literally had 1 second to shoot a high speed burst of 4-5 shots when he stepped into the light partly and his eyes lit up. I wanted the mahout to position me in a spot where I could catch the sunlight in his eyes, and surely the guy did his job. He was rewarded handsomely...hehe.
This was the only picture that came out good from that burst of 5. Considering the fact that the elephant was moving constantly and I had to do this handheld, I was/am very satisfied with the resulting picture :-).
