Taronga Tiger

[Manta]

Yet another in my "Shameless Sydney Cliches" series..

(This was shot with that awful 70-300G so it's pretty lousy - be gentle!)

[Bindii]

Wow Simon....this is nice...the eye contact is captivating....at first I was going to suggest cropping out the slightly out of focus paws....but then I thought 'naaaa its good as it is'....it may have a tiny yellowy tinge to it though....although don't take my word for that as I am convinced that I need to profile my monitor....

[stetner]

Very nice Manta. I find the reflection in the eyes a bit distracting, it kind of hides the pupils, but the sharpness is great!

[BBJ]

Simon, as said before dont under estimate this lens i think this shot is bloody great, ok the feet are oof but that is really the only thing that i would say is a lil off putting but i can live with that but i love it.

I too have taken some great shots with this lens at times even though they are cheap, but good for the bucks.

Well done.

[Matt. K]

Simon
Not bad for a wonky lens. There are still some bargains to be had when buying lenses! Personally I think the image needs to be desaturated slightly. The colours are overly rich for my tastes. Looking at the image through my wine glass I can almost sense the danger!

[Steffen]

Wonderful image. Beautiful pose. My only niggle would be whatever it is that obscures the pupils. I agree with Matt on the "fat" colour. Maybe it's just a matter of cooling down the white balance?

Cheers
Steffen.

[Manta]

Thanks folks. The reflection was the huge glass window we mere pieces of meat were looking through. I tried getting in close and cloning it out but couldn't get it to my liking. I'll have a play with the colour - all I can put it down to was the dappled lighting in the enclosure and lots of different reflected colours in there. Bugger of a place to get decent balanced shots!

Now that I've had a good night's sleep, here's a better version (hopefully):

[blacknstormy]

Hey Simon - welcome home
Cool shot - what a handsome beast I prefer the second version, but the whites are appearing a bit 'blue' on my monitor ......
I'm going to have to stop using my G lens as a doorstop I think You sure as hell get some good shots out of it

Hugs

Rel

[Manta]

Thanks Rel. I think this shot has suffered from the effects of Smugmug hosting. Original looks great on my screen but definitely cools down on the gallery page and here.

[stetner]

That second one is nicer in the eyes Manta, as well, they colour looks better here, looking back, the first was slightly yellow.

[Steffen]

I think the colour temperature is much more spot on now, but I reckon the tint needs to be shifted a little from magenta to green. Not trying to be critical for the heck of it - I just think this is an image very much worth getting right.

Cheers
Steffen.

[fozzie]

Manta - I really like the position of the Tiger on the platform. The eyes are stll not wright. Here is a shot, most probably of the same Tiger taken last year, to illustrate the colour of the eyes for your reference:




fozzie

[Manta]

CHeers Foz. I actually haven't done anything to the eyes. I think it was a trick of the bright sky reflecting directly off the interior of the glass wall right back at him. The pupils are extremely contracted - some around me were using flash (I wasn't) so that may have contributed as well.

[Steffen]

Here is a shot, most probably of the same Tiger taken last year, to illustrate the colour of the eyes for your reference:

Fozzie, tigers don't have blue eyes.

Cheers
Steffen.