X Tiger
FEATURED ON THE RED BUBBLE HOME PAGE 3/MAY/2009!!!
A Sumatran Tiger portrait. There are only 250 of these animals left in the wilds of Sumatra.
Taken with Canon 5D at f5, 1/320th, ISO 400 150mm of 100-400mm lens, handheld. As is. Taken through glass using the lens hood to stabilise the lens against the glass. Featured in “Untouchables” group March 2009.
“Sumatran Tiger is only found naturally in Sumatra, a large island in western Indonesia. It lives anywhere from lowland forests to mountain forest and inhabits many unprotected areas. Only about 400 live in game reserves and national parks, The largest population of about 110 tigers lives in Gunung Leuser National Park. Another 100 live in unprotected areas that will soon be lost and the rest are spread out in areas that are quickly being lost to agriculture. The reserves are not safe because, despite conservation efforts, many tigers are killed by poachers each year.
The continuing loss of habitat is intensifying the crises to save this tiger.”
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatran_Tiger
Taken with Canon 5D at f5, 1/320th, ISO 400 150mm of 100-400mm lens, handheld. As is. Taken through glass using the lens hood to stabilise the lens against the glass.
Placed in top ten (2nd) in Big Cats Group Avatar Challenge, May 09. Placed in top ten (6th) for Lions & Tigers & Bears… Oh My! Challenge, June 2009.
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Taylor Sawyer
Beautiful, Alex! My son Tyson, the one in the hospital right now, he collects tigers (he’s our Ty-ger). So whenever I see awesome photos of tigers the instantly become faves! Love this!
Barb Leopold
nice shot, a different view. I love those whiskers!
Steve Hunter
Gorgeous. I’m a tiger lover too!
Glenn Tuazon
here kitty kitty… good kitty… kitty wanna steak?
Elana Bailey
What a beautiful creature, Alex. Love those whiskers. Well done.
Steve Bullock
Nice one! Let me guess he was in the left hand corner waiting for his food??
donald beynon
stunning image.
CindyG
Beautiful photo!
Is this a juvenile tiger? They seem small, but maybe just in comparison to Siberian Tigers.
Cheryl DeLong
Beautiful shot. :)
Cora Wandel
A great capture, Alex, love how the tiger is looking up.
Stan Wojtaszek
Nice shot, Alex. Perfect dof.
Looks like he likes what he sees up there.
Nori Bucci
Beautiful animal and beautifully captured Alex. He’s zeroed in on something here, and his expression makes me wish I knew what it was!!! :)
Also, thank you for bringing these staggering numbers to light, and the realization that we need to rally together to save all the wondrous creatures in danger of becoming extinct from agriculture and poachers. It is a crisis that needs to be acted upon NOW.
Amazing work Alex.
handprintz
Thats beautiful such a look of expectation
helmutk
Great capture !
Caroline Stills
Great photo.
nikki harrison
amazing image of an amazing animal.
Rosy Kueng
Stunning capture! love the lighting…Congratulations on your feature!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Patricia Anne ...
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Kasey Cline
WOW he is beautiful…What a great shot. Love his expression!!!
Congrats on your feature!
DragonFlyer
BEAUTIFUL capture!!! And congrats on the feature :)))
Christine Amstutz
Congratulations on your beautiful shot! His facial expression is so very special!
Steve Bullock
Yeah that sounds about right, that guy paces back and forth all day, the girl seems a little more at home there and will sit still more often..
99gnome
Great shot with amazing detail and focus. Really cool and you truly go him there :)
harshcancerian
beautiful angle and very nice timing…
Mariann Rea
This image is a true favorite of mine! Superb light, perfect background, stunning animal :D
Leanne Allen
Fantastic shot! Great detail.
chris blackwell
stunning shot .
lorilee
Such a beautiful expression – fantastic!!!!!!
hsien-ku
lovely – he looks like Confucius!
CapturedByKylie
Congratulations on the Cat -themed Red Bubble HOME PAGE Feature! (May 3rd/4th 2009)
boudidesign
Stunning :)
Tracy Faught
OMG!! This amazing! Beyond beautiful!
Richard Barry
Stunning capture mate, I’d expect nothing less ;)
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Marie Sharp
Amazing and beautiful capture! Congratulations on home page featue!!
JoBaby13
Congratulatons Alex on placing in the TOP TEN of the BIG CATS Avatar Challenge – A great shot!!
Cynthia Adams
Fantastic capture..Congrats on the Homepage Feature..well deserved..Bravo.xxxxxx
justlinda
Great angle, well done on the home page feature…............
Sharon Brady
WOW!! Absolutely Beautiful!!
I love it!!
whalegeek
What can I say? Brilliant shot. Congrats on the Home Page Feature!
ArcadiaTempest
all of the above…:))))
SandraRos
CONGRATULATIONS on your Home Page features !!!!!
Shannon Paskaruk
beautiful!
AngelaFoster
fantastic portrait and lighting
Michael Lane
beuatiful shot! I love the inquisitive look
VanillaDolphin
Amazing. You nailed this picture!
Alana Ranney
Great shot!!!
Kaitlyn McLaug...
This is the most amazing picture of a tiger I’ve ever seen. I still can’t get over how wonderful it is. Great job!
laurav
Amazing, well done on your feature!
Vilmute
lovely picture lovely cat:)
retperspectives
I love those whiskers
CherilynJoy
Beautiful shot! Such a great capture. =)
minniemanx
Now that’s a kitty! Beautiful shot and a clear eye, well done.
Patricia Anne ... 16 days ago
Please remove this art from the group and resubmit it so that we may find it and feature it! Also, please place an X in the title so tht we may know which submittion it is and it does not get lost in the shuffle. once featured, you can remove that X
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