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An above shot of a swimming Siberian tiger at Prague Zoo. I love the gentle line of bubbles making a border of a vawe made by tiger`s movement.Related content
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Hi, thank you for your critique, I really appreciate it. Regarding the editing, the colour of the water is a result of contrast of still quite strong afternoon light, so no additional darkening was needed.
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I see, ok! Thanks for replying!
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I really do find this image striking. For me, the first thing I noticed was the expression on the tiger's face, which from above, appears to be almost blissful. It puts a happy tone to the start of the image. From there, I notice the ripples, and the fact that everything but the head and the ruff is submerged, which makes for a beautiful contrast. For me, I'm not sure that the inked out black appearance behind the cat is everything to be desired, but with the lighting it works well. You can see all of the tiger, and that's the main thing.
The lighting is well done- it captures the facial structure of the subject, and lets you unconsciously locate yourself with the surroundings for the photo- rather than leaving you wondering about that instead of the subject. The underwater parts still have a faint tint, and you can see all the ripples and whiskers.
Over all, I'd call this very well composed and captured. I especially love the white spots on both ears. Definitely a print-worthy shot!
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Thanks fo your comment. Yes, I agree, for example bright azure water or intense green algae water woul look even better, but in this case the alternative was dirty braun. So the intense afternool light did the mercifull job for me 
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How did you manage to take a picture of a tiger?
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What stands out to me about this photograph is the quality of both the tiger and the water. I love how transparent the water is, and how you can see that paw underneath the surface, great capture!!!
Tigers are very beautiful cats, and I love how you captured the fur detail. The colors to this are also very nice too.
The lighting is also great, it really makes the face stand out, and to me it looks as though a majestic animal is rising from the dark blue waters. I know that sounds weird, but that's how I see this photograph.
Very well done!!! I even added this one to my favorites!!! e.deviantart.net/emoticons/h/h… " width="15" height="13" alt="
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For me, this is one of rare example of situation when strong afternoon light works actually better than evening one. But this is the exemption making the rule.
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Hi Ales, can I used this photo as an oil painting reference? I'll be sure to credit and link you the work
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Thank you! I look forward to sharing the finished piece with you.
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Fantastic look with the waterlines on the spacey black. Almost ethereal looking.
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Thanks. I love that contrast and also the fact that it is actualy one of my oldest photos - beginners luck and time spent with my favourite animals. big cats 
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HELLO!
This photo is featured Here in #BeautyClub 's best of May 2013 article.
Please take a look other artists work too & Have a good day.
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Thank you, you made a great selection, I am glad you included my photo into this fine company
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Tak tuhle bych si na stěnu klidně pověsil! Když si vezmu, že je to z pražské ZOO a jakým foťákem to bylo pořízeno, tak je fakt na úrovni. Možná jsi ji mohl z lehka zprava a zleva oříznout, přeci jen, té černé je tam asi trochu víc, než by nezbytně muselo, ale jinak fakt pěkný.
Úplně jsi mne namotivoval, abych vzal foťák a vyběhl do nějaký ZOO, udělat pár lepších fotek
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Ahoj, to teď bohužel asi nepůjde, i když pokud chceš udělat fotky v pražské zoo se spoustou vody, není asi lepší moment :/. Dobře že se jim všechna zvířata včetně tygrů podařilo zachránit, je obrovská škoda všeho toho úsilí do zlepšení podmínek pro zvířata i návštěvníky. Prý budou otevírat alespoň část Zoo za 2 - 3 dny.
Pokud jde o ořez, rád pokud možno nechávám původní poměr stran, i když čtverec by asi vypadal také docela dobře.
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Tak já jsem také nemyslel konkrétně pražskou ZOO, tam je jasný, že kvůli opětovnýmu mega zalití H2O se tam jen tak nepodívám...a to jsem tam zrovna tenhle víkend chtěl jet, bo jsem tam už 3 a půl roku, no prostě od odstěhování z Prahy na Moravu, nebyl. Smutný to. Ale jak říkáš, aspoň že se jim podařilo zachránit všechna zvířata, nebo tedy, ráno ve zprávách cosik říkali o nějakých mrtvých králících či co, že jim zalezli do děr a nechtěli vylézt
Njn, věčná stiha z ořezu 
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Nj, opouštím ho nerad, navíc i s ohledem na tisk je dobré tam co nejvíc pixelů nechat
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Oh the angle is amazing! Love this photo and the dark water against his fur. Really awesome!
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Pěkná fotka. Oni přesunuli sibiřáky dolů do toho pavilonu? Posledně když jsem tam byl byli ještě tam nahoře.
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No, on je to pohled do historie - fotka je vyfocená v roce 2006, když ještě sibiřáci a ostatní tygři obývali stejný pavilon
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Aha. V tom roce jsem měl první foťák a začal fotit. :3
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Já první digitál - rok předtím jsem se "zastřeloval" s analogovou Prakticou PLC-3.
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Thank you for featuring the photo
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Amazing photo! Bubbles are fantastic and the picture is calming.
Good job!
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This is beautiful!
I post daily on my blog at [link] if you want to check it out!
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I just tried, I am afraid the link is not working.
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This is a great shot. The simplicity of it is pretty amazing and the tiger dazzles in the clear water; great capture! 
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Wow! He looks very beautiful! Or is it a she? I never noticed that tigers close their eyes when they swim
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When clicking on the thumbnail pic, I thought for sure it was gonna be a photoshopped/manipulated image. To my surprise it's just a perfect moment in time you managed to capture on film. Very beautiful. The tiger's colors contrasting against the dark water, absolutely brilliant. Loving the ripple too.
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Thank you. It is one of the opportunities one has to make a "different" photo, in this case I was lucky enough to use this opportunity
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I just can't describe why I like this so much. The unusual angle? The majestic tiger in a "bottomless" sea?
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