Comment from Imaginos
Such a beautiful tiger. So rare and so lovely. You've done an excellent job at photographing him. His eyesight problems are a shame. But I hear that's common with cats who have white fur and blue eyes.

 Comment Written 07-Feb-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Feb-2017

Hi Imaginos,
yes it seemed happy despite the eyesight and a pretty big cage area. about 50 by 100 area and shelter.
thank you as I tried a bunch but sensed me and ran around a lot so was at the right spot for a quick itch.
it looked more cataract's than blue eyes as they are real cloudy.
thank you for viewing and your kind review.
always,
ron

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
An interesting initial impact.
A cute & candid capture!!
I just hope the photo police would see this as b&w!
Better if she was in her natural setting or without the railings.
Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 07-Feb-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Feb-2017

Hi Dx,
glad you enjoy it but tough being a small park and no way to not get a cage or secondary fence.
to me it is B?W but may be dirty rolling around in the pine needles and sugar sand that is slightly grey.
yes it would, but a 2 hour drive to the next park where I would get photo's without a cage.
thank you for viewing and your kind review.
always,
ron

Comment from nikman
Could not resist my itch to ask if Siberian Tigers should not be more yellow? Please excuse my ignorance! Like your downward capture that gets a very fine view of those beautiful blue eyes. Exposure and sharpness seem good. Well done and good luck!

 Comment Written 07-Feb-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Feb-2017

Hi nikman,
yes I got lucky it stopped for a minute while I was right there.
it seems white to me but may be the pine needles and not getting a bath to often.
with the walking I did not want to push my knees.
thank you as I tried both lens but had auto and not manual settings on a cloudy damp day.
glad you enjoy viewing it and your insightful review.
always,
ron

Comment from angelsanddiscus
I like it but you do have to watch your white balance. You could just tone down the highlights a little on the white. Nice focus through the bars on this white Siberian tiger. Really blue eyes are a catch and the detail is pretty good too, the whiskers, the nose, pads on its feet and its markings. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 07-Feb-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Feb-2017

Hi angelsanddiscuc,
I will try as I had it on auto and did not think of the white balance on a cloudy. rain day.
I will try to see with the newer program I have as I try but get noise so keep them original till I figure it out.
glad you enjoy it as I took 2 trips with both lens and no one was there except workers.
glad you enjoy the features as it looks like it is mostly blind with cataract's.
thank you for viewing and your insightful review.
always,
ron

Comment from dalebraatz
what a wonderful first impression, love the colors and details and textures and those blue eyes are fantastic, very pleasing to look at. Thank you for sharing. dale

 Comment Written 07-Feb-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Feb-2017

Hi Dale,
glad you enjoy it , but tough seeing them in our settings as the sun is limited there with the pines.
glad you enjoy it as I got lucky it stopped as most where him running knowing someone was present.
thank you for viewing and your kind review.
always,
ron

reply by dalebraatz on 08-Feb-2017

your welcome.

reply by the author on 08-Feb-2017

Thank you dale,
as I hope to catch some photos before a snowstorm as it hits 60.
as I'm pretty limited on places to go to.
always,
ron

Comment from rgregoire
Great pic. I really like the contrast of what looks like a dried pine needle bedding against his stark white fur. His one blind eye is very evident for sure. Good job squeezing out the other fence to capture him in his itchy moment. Very nice!

 Comment Written 07-Feb-2017

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reply by the author on 08-Feb-2017

Hi rgregoire,
glad you enjoy it as the 2 cages make it tough for a small zoo in the pinelands.
yes 90 % of the trees are pines as I guess they don't clean the pen much as there is a few bears and a 2 types of lion's and a few bears but mainly farm animals.
yes it looks like it will be totally blind soon.
yes it was tough as a few pictures came out ok and trying to get them still.
thank you for viewing and kind review.
always,
ron

Comment from iPhone7
Considering the situation of the cages you did a nice job in capturing the beauty of this animal. Those eyes, almost blind yet stunningly beautiful and captivating. I find that when there is a cage present in a scene that by saturating the subject a bit will take the eye directly to the subject and away from the cage elements. Very well done. Kudos ~ Steve

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 Comment Written 07-Feb-2017

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reply by the author on 07-Feb-2017

Hi Steve,
glad you think so as it was tough not getting the link fence but could not help the main cage.
yes they do look interesting despite knowing it's condition and was lucky to catch it stop for a scratch as most of the time heard you and ran around.
thank you for that as I will try to do that with the lions and bears as I try to learn the photo program and features.
thank you for viewing and insight on trying to learn the techniques to enhance other photo's.
always,
ron