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Portrait of a Tiger


Portrait of a Tiger
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Copyright: Pankaj Bajpai (pankajbajpai) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1558 W: 105 N: 4679] (16507)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-11-26
Categories: Mammals
Exposure: f/3.1, 1/105 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2007-01-27 8:04
Viewed: 1740
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This post is of a tiger and surprisingly its not a plain tiger this time :-). A real tiger at nandanwan zoo at Raipur.


Tigers (Panthera tigris) are mammals of the Felidae family and one of four "big cats" in the Panthera genus. They are superpredators, the largest, and the most powerful feline species in the world (other than the crossbreed "liger"), comparable in size to the biggest fossil felids. The Royal Bengal Tiger is the most common subspecies of tiger, constituting approximately 80% of the entire tiger population, and is found in the Indian subcontinent. An admirer of the tiger, author and conservationist, Jim Corbett remarked, "The Tiger is a large hearted gentleman with boundless courage.

Tigers are the largest and heaviest cats in the world. Although different subspecies of tiger have different characteristics, in general male tigers weigh between 200 and 320 kg (440 lb and 700 lb) and females between 120 and 181 kg (265 lb and 400 lb). At an average, males are between 2.6 and 3.3 metres (8 feet 6 inches to 10 feet 8 inch) in length, and females are between 2.3 and 2.75 metres (7 ft 6 in and 9 ft) in length. Of the living subspecies, Sumatran tigers are the smallest, and Amur or Siberian Tigers are the largest.

Most tigers have orange coats, a fair (whitish) medial and ventral area and stripes that vary from brown or hay to pure black.
The white tiger has far fewer apparent stripes. White tigers, however, are not a separate sub-species; they are leucistic Bengal tigers. The form and density of stripes differs between subspecies, but most tigers have in excess of 100 stripes.
The now-extinct Javan tiger may have had far more than this.
The pattern of stripes is unique to each animal, and thus could potentially be used to identify individuals, much in the same way as fingerprints are used to identify people. This is not, however, a preferred method of identification, due to the difficulty of recording the stripe pattern of a wild tiger.
It seems likely that the function of stripes is camouflage, serving to hide these animals from their prey. The stripe pattern is found on a tiger's skin and if shaved, its distinctive camouflage pattern would be preserved.

Like most cats, tigers are believed to have some degree of colour vision.

Several obscure references to various other tiger colours have also been found, including most notably, the reference to the "blue" or slate-coloured tiger.

source : wikipedia
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Hi Pankaj,
Great potrait...
Sharp and nice details...
Greatly capturing its facial expression...
Very nice shot.

Ben Lakitan

It is rightly said that variety is the spice of life, Pankaj.
Though you have turned out to be a gifted 'butterfly man' since your arrival here on the TN, it is a welcome change to see the portrait of a tiger from you this time.
And I like your twist of the phrase --"its not a plain tiger this time" :-). Wonderful!

It is a good portrait, though I wish the tiger had an eye contact with your here. You know how fiercely proud those eyes are.
Besides that, the colours and details in this close-up picture are excellent.
These are my objective observations, which I have expressed without reservations.
How do you like the rhyme scheme :-)?
Ram

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  • sela Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 45 W: 0 N: 39] (704)
  • [2007-01-27 17:04]

This is a very nice portrait of a beautiful tiger.
Regards sela

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  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (504)
  • [2007-01-27 18:20]

hello pankaj
here is nice portrait photo and dangerous working. i like composition, its exposure, colours, details, note and framing in your photo
TFS
regards
izler

Hello Pankaj
It's so nice to see such a majestic cat. A nice portrait of your tiger, he looks like he's deep in thought. Good lighting, nicely framed and good notes.
TFS Janice

HELLO
TRES jolie macro de cet animal super, bonne couleurs bravo
edith

hi Pankaj,
very beautiful this portrait of tiger beautiful colors and good returned detail cheer

eric

Hello Pankaj,

I really like this POV very well capture, perfect details very crisp , nicly composed, great colors BG POV DOf just great TFS kyle

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  • Maite Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1007 W: 64 N: 1266] (5195)
  • [2007-01-28 11:24]

Hi Pankaj
This is a great jumpt to the big big cat! :) Excellent portrait of this beautiful and impressive animal!
Congratulations and TFS.
Best wishes
Maite

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  • mikou Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 840 W: 67 N: 1311] (5269)
  • [2007-01-28 12:20]

Hi Pankaj.
I like your portrait of a tiger.Beautiful depth of colour as well as fine sharp details.Nice his concentraded expression.
Very nice done.Thanks for sharing.
Greetings and great weekend.
Milos

Pankaj,
M.A.G.N.I.F.I.C.I.E.N.T. !!!

No more comments.
Friendly regards,
Mario.

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  • Swats Silver Star Critiquer [C: 37 W: 0 N: 3] (151)
  • [2007-01-29 0:07]

Great portrait Pankaj! Nice details!

wow! great close up..love the colors and the sharpness..beautiful tiger!! TFS
Donna :O)


Thanks for your comments on my photo its da Moon!! :o)

Hola Pankaj
Gran retrato de este tigre, que tiene expresión de concentración.
Un saludo.
Jorge

Hello Pankaj,
Great picture of this mighty animal that I love so much, very nice focus in the right area of the eyes and nose, great PoV, very nice colors, well done my friend,
Thank you,
Nelson

Pankaj,

Very nice picture bringing out all the glory of the tiger.

Regards,
Murali Santhanam

Bello retrato pleno de detalles. El color es genial.
Buena presentación y una composición fabulosa.
Saludos, JL.

Hi Pankaj,

The tigers are very lovely. This one is no exception. You have done well with the composition to exclude what looks like the enclosure. The photo does have a blue colorcast which is most notable in the whites. I does look grey/blue and not white. I corrected this in Photoshop and hope you don't mind.

Kind regards

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