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My Dream Animal; Siberian Tiger
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Thanks to TN that I came to know about my dream animal's existence at Nainital High Altitude Zoological Park & finally managed to capture few moments of this handsome creature after a steep climb of 2100 m. My this photograph is dedicated to Loot for his tremendous contribution to TN.
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The tiger's ability to communicate by infrasound, a sound wave with a frequency below the range of normally audible sound (twenty hertz), has opened a new and exciting area of research. Many animals, such as elephant and whales, communicate at this low-pitched level. Infrasound is fantastically useful for communicating over long distances or through dense vegetation because it literally passes straight through objects ranging from leaves to trees to mountains. It is the perfect tool with which a solitary animal like the tiger can communicate with rivals and mates who are distributed widely in dense jungles.
Tigers also have a tapetum lucidum ("bright carpet"), meaning a reflective retinal layer. This layer causes their eyes to glow at night and increases their ability to see in the dark. The tapetum lucidum is a highly evolved layered structure that reflects light back to the retina, stimulating he light receptors again and so creating a brighter image. Research on domestic cats has shown that they require only one sixth of the light that humans need to see effectively.
Source:http://www.jvbigcats.co.za/tigeranatomy.htm |
CeltickRanger, Janice, Aaltjie, loot, peter_stoeckl has marked this note useful
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Hello Subhash,
a powerful frontal approach. Technically speaking I suppose the picture has been taken from long distance, and closely cropped to the limit of resolution. Talking about the presentation: Tightly filling the frame is a good way to make the animal appear impressively large.
Interesting information coming with your notes. The tiger's infrasound ability is new to me.
With thanks, and best regards,
Peter
- loot
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(9313) - [2008-07-27 14:43]
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Hi Subhash
I am filled with pride and humility and I take sheer pleasure in this dedication that really came out of the blue. You have done me a great honour and for that I thank you sincerely my friend.
As I said in one of my lion postings, it is an amazing moment to meet a big cat out in its own territory. Pardon me for referring to my own post, but the words I used then (I believe) could just as much reflect on your encounter with this tiger and I would like to repeat bits of what I said then.
"Every time one meets a full grown wild lion (or in your case a tiger) out there in its natural habitat, it's an amazing experience. I don't care how many times you perhaps might have seen a lion (chuckle – or a tiger) this way, but you're not going to convince me that you were not moved by it or stirred-up one way or another, whenever it did come to pass. Of course when it is a real close encounter (one of those 'smell the lion's breath' (ha-ha, I’m not going to repeat tiger here again) kind of close encounters) you are mostly moved in the way of substantial intimidation…That is the moment when you…want a 'hedge of protection' between yourself and the predator."
I want to concur with Peter about the positive aspect of the close crop and also about the technical aspect. I have seen sharper shots from you, but then I must hastily add that it was surely done under much safer and more stable conditions. You talk about having a steep climb of 2,100m so I'm not sure where you were when you captured the shot, but it sounds like you could have been somewhat exposed and that could lead to a catastrophe with an animal such as a tiger. Recently we have learned of a number of incidents (here in South Africa) where wild animals killed humans and the point is we need to be careful when working with or in the vicinity of wild animals. The only thing we can trust them for is being "a wild animal". Let me also add here that after all, there is no such a thing as "a trouble animal, but only trouble people" because we tend to encroach their space and then they only react in a natural way of defence. However, we always like to go the extra bit to get that worthy shot. Don't we?
A great effort with this one and TFS.
Regards
Loot
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Hello Subhash! Very nice portrait of the mighty Tiger, good tight crop, good details, well done, thanks!
Mario
Dear Subhash
A really beautiful and majestic animal and I must agree that this is indeed a attractive animal. This animal has got a beautiful fur coat and the colour of the eyes is really super. Although the image is a bit soft, it does not take away the beauty of this animal’s markings and features. A striking image. I however do want to share in your dedication to a real gentleman of the site Mr Loot Eksteen. His contributions to the site have made it a much richer and warmer place one wants to be. I have learnt to know him to be a humble person that does not mind to share his knowledge with fellow members. He, like many other unselfish members on this site has educated me more than they would ever know and I probably years older than the most of them and should it actually be the other way around. Thanks for sharing.
Best regards
Aaltjie and Hettie
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- Janice
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Hi Subhash, I know about Sumatran Tigers, as we have a pair of them at our local zoo.
But it is good to see this Siberian Tiger. He looks very solid and the photo, even though it is not in good focus, we can still see him clearly.
And as our friend, Loot says, it is 'an amazing experience' to see them.
Thank you for sharing
Janice
hello Subhash
WOW ! what a superb close-up shot of this great wild animal,
WOW ! what a superb expression on his glance to you,
fine POV, excellent sharpness and details, TFS
Asbed
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