07-08-2016, 09:35 AM
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Tiger Cubs
A visit to a local zoo and some pics of some Tiger cubs. These were very difficult to photo as the viewing area was very small and there was an awful lot of people trying to get a view. The focus is off slightly as I was shooting through two fences and in between foliage, not to mention people pushing and jogging my camera, plus I had to wait a long time for the tigers to move, as they tend to sleep all day. The cubs were born in May and they have only been seen in public in the last few weeks. This is the best of several hundred shots and several hours of patience.Enjoy
And a very proud mum giving them a wash...
07-08-2016, 04:12 PM
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Re: Tiger Cubs
It reminds me of the time we visited a big cat conservation centre. We had a private tour which included getting very close to the animals and even feeding them.There was a photographic journalist who had paid to take photographs for use in magazines and he was crouching on a grass bank just outside the Bengal tiger enclosure. He was busy looking through his zoom lens, getting some really close up shots when suddenly the twelve foot long tiger leapt from a lying down position to standing on his back legs and crashing his massive paws against the wire fence - all in a split second. I've never seen anyone move so quick. His camera and tripod went crashing to the floor and the photographer ended up on his back.
He wasn't impressed when I asked if he could do it again so that I could capture it on film.
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