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The Family Feud

© Tommy E. Burgess

The Family Feud

Uploaded: March 08, 2009

Description

Photo taken at the St. Louis Zoo March 8, 2009. These cubs are 3 of a litter of 5 born to the Zoo's female Amur Tiger Kalista. The normal litter size is 2-3 cubs. They were born last April. They certainly are rambunctious and all 5 took turns mock attacking each other.

Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/200 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi

Comments

A P March 08, 2009

How lucky were you to be able to capture them at play. Wonderful Tommy!! #1095141

Ann Coates level-classic March 08, 2009

This is a great capture Tommy. You don't see this too often. #7260598

Laura E. Swan level-classic March 09, 2009

Gosh. They are beautiful. I love how we -yet- see the tail of a -4th- one in the lower left corner. It makes me imagine that tigers just go on and on forever there!!! What timing Tommy! Neat! -Laura #7260640

Michelle Alton March 09, 2009

A wonderful image, Tommy. #7260670

Mary K. Robison March 09, 2009

Outstanding shot with so much energy, Tommy! #7260745

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict March 09, 2009

Awesome animal image here, Tommy, lovely!


Dominick #7260848

Tiia Vissak March 09, 2009

a great scene! #7260854

Brett Dolsen March 09, 2009

Wonderfull animal action capture with great colours and POV Tommy!!Brett #7260967

Karen Engelbreth March 09, 2009

Wonderful action shot, Tommy... #7261211

March 09, 2009

Great work! #7261279

Ron McEwan March 09, 2009

WOW! what an action shot this is, looks like a something right out of National Geographic #7261294

Ujjwal Mukherjee March 09, 2009

Terrific timing and capture,Tommy! Superb!!! #7261470

Shelly A. Van Camp level-classic March 09, 2009

Great capture...I love tigers! I need to go back to the zoo soon! #7261597

Renata Gusciora March 09, 2009

Wow,this is amazing,Tommy!Fabulous timing and colors!! #7262637

Eugenio Diaz March 09, 2009

I just love this one - the contrast in colors is so gorgeous, the composition so wonderful....Perfect!
Great timing too! #7263286

Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 09, 2009

AWSOME CAPTURE!!!

We finally have a new tiger at the zoo, hr away, I cant wait to see him. #7263799

March 09, 2009

Outstsanding capture,Tommy,well done #7264358

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 09, 2009

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWESOME, Tommy!!!!! What a thrill!!!!! :-) k #7264482

Tommy E. Burgess March 09, 2009

Thanks everyone very much for the kind words, I appreciate the feedback. It was a joy watching them play, so much so that I didn't really see much else on my visit. I bet you'll have fun Peaches. They are beautiful animals. When their young they remind me of regular kittens, so I can understand how some people forget their wild animals and get hurt sometimes. Hope everyone has a wonderful day and happy shooting. :) Tommy #7265135

ROLAN NARMAN March 09, 2009

Awesome capture and timing Tommy! Congrats my friend! #7265306

Lisa J. Boulden level-classic March 09, 2009

Tommy, I had the joy of photographing a pair of Amur Tiger cubs last year at the Buffalo Zoo. Was wonderful watching them play and how Mom would guide and teach them.
Fantastic capture here!
~Lisa #7265345

Carol Engstrom level-classic March 09, 2009

What a great shot! This is something you don't see everyday. #7265365

Evy Johansen level-classic March 10, 2009

Wonderful - and dramatic - capture, Tommy!! #7265438

Tommy E. Burgess March 10, 2009

Thanls sp much Rolan, Lisa, Carol and Evy for the kind feedback. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #7269478

Alex T. Mizuno March 10, 2009

For a moment, I thought this was a serious fight. I'm relieved to know this is just playing around :) Very dynamic capture Tommy! I'd like to photograph tigers at San Francisco Zoo also, but I'm a bit scared to go there since the height of the fence there is being questioned. #7269615

Debra R. Harder March 11, 2009

WOW, Tommy! What an incredible action shot. The details, colors, composition and perfect timing are AWESOME! Fantastic image! Deb #7272097

Allen Hughes March 11, 2009

Beautiful capture, Tommy. #7274044

Tommy E. Burgess March 11, 2009

Thanks very mych for the kind words Alex, Debra and Allen, I appreciatethe kind feedback very much. I undertand Alex, that incident was certainly an eye opener. Happy shooting everyone.
:) Tommy #7274467

Lauren P. Krajenta March 12, 2009

Fantastic action shot! The colors and clarity are excellent. Great job on editing! #7278458

Joanne E. Bohenstengel March 13, 2009

Another GREAT shot. Guess I will have to take a trip to St. Louis :) Joanne #7279673

Carol L. Fowler March 13, 2009

Great action shot #7281405

Tommy E. Burgess March 13, 2009

Thanks very much for the kind words Lauren, Joanne and Carol, I appreciate the feedback greatly. If you get a chance Joanne, the St. Louis Zoo is fantastic. The last several years Zagats has named it the number one zoo in America. I realize that's a subjective thing but it is certainly top notch. Have a great weekend everyone and happy shooting. :) Tommy #7282266

Vladan D. Djordjevic March 14, 2009

Fantastic scene and image! #7284581

Michael Umbreit March 15, 2009

Tommy - All of your Tiger cub shots are so much fun! Nice work! - Mike #7286653

Tommy E. Burgess March 15, 2009

Thanks so much for the kind comments Vladan and Mike, I appreciate them very much. Happy shooting. :) Tommy #7289053

Lynn M. Whitt March 22, 2009

Great capture!!!! #7313707

Phyllis H. Burchett March 24, 2009

Wow! you were lucky to have been in the right place at the right time to catch this amazing behaviour! #7322636

Tommy E. Burgess March 27, 2009

Thanks so much for the kind words Lynn and Phyllis, I appreciate it very much.
Happy Shooting. :) Tommy #7341968

Colleen Farrell March 28, 2009

Wow, fantastic capture, Tommy! Perfect timing! #7344307

SaMi Martin May 08, 2009

What a great capture; this had to be exciting to watch! #7499934

Carol Teal May 19, 2009

What a great action capture! I would have loved to have been there watching! Tigers are my favorite of the big cats. #7538526

Mike Dawson May 20, 2009

Fantastic capture, great timing #7542215

Tommy E. Burgess May 21, 2009

Thank you Collen,SaMi, Carol and Mike for the kind words. Have a wonderful day and happy shooting. :) Tommy #7545924

Gail Vitikacs level-classic June 12, 2009

This is an incredible capture Tommy....I am sure you were delighted with this amazing finish! #7622243

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton June 16, 2009

Beautiful capture, great timing !! Love the HDR work too. #7634831

Tommy E. Burgess June 16, 2009

Thanks so much for the kind words Gail and Philippe. Have a fantastic rest of the week and happy shooting. :) Tommy #7638486

Gunther Allen June 17, 2009

What a great action shot! We have three tiger cubs at the San Diego Wildlife Park also, but they are very difficult to photograph. Hopefully as they grow I'll be as lucky to get a shot close to this wonderful capture!! #7639960

Michael Khoury June 19, 2009

Great captue Tommy!superb composition tones and action
mk #7646490

Desiree M. Bento July 18, 2009

This is such an amazing catch, Tommy! Beautiful colors! #7754105

David Van Camp July 25, 2009

Great action catch, Tommy!!! #7781997

Tommy E. Burgess July 26, 2009

Thank you Gunther, Michael, Desiree, and David, I appreciate the kind comments very much. Happy shooting.
:) Tommy #7784805

Debra K. Johnson July 30, 2009

WOWee... Fabulous capture indeed. Love it. #7796824

Guy D. Biechele level-classic August 06, 2009

Just fantastic! Great catch!! #7823849

David Van Camp August 06, 2009

Cool catch, Tommy!!! #7825150

Mike F. Anderson August 28, 2009

Great action capture, Tommy! Surprised this one wasn't at least a finalist. #7897153

Sirsendu Gayen August 31, 2009

Great capture.Wonderful action shot. #7902450

Howard B. Cheek September 21, 2009

Wonderful action capture Tommy, man I wish I was there to see it :)
Well done! #7965716

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