Mauritius Holiday

A few photo's from a recent holiday in Mauritius, we went to a wildlife park for a day out.

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Hi Paul...
#2 is funny!

#3 I would have cropped out the dark side at the left side...

Cheers,

Number 4 is fantastic, the tiger is almost 3d like... A very surreal image..

#4 is superb. Looks like you've used an adjustment brush to boost the exposure on the tiger. But however you did it works!! The pic has a lot of depth, which is something I missing on a lot shots I see. I would crop some of the sky off though

The other pics pale into insignificance in comparison. Apart form the black swan, which is pretty cool

Thanks for the comments guys.

Pity I can't claim to have taken number 4 our guide took my camera and having said to us never to crouch down on the floor in front of the tigers he did to take the photo.

I posted it just because I thought it was funny the bird was sat on a tree branch close to tour balcony in the hotel but no matter what it always faced away from me I think he knew I wanted his photo.

Great set of images, Paul.
Are you as close as it looks to the tiger in No4, if so, I dare not show the wife, as its her big ambition, to get up close and personal with big cats.

Take care.

# 3 for me. I would clone out or even crop out the insect or whatever the blob is though.

I must admit to feeling very uncomfortable about #4. I'm not saying it happens where you went Paul, but certainly in South Africa (and other countries) big cats used like this usually end up being used for "canned" hunting, or put down once they get fully adult, since they become too dangerous. They can't be released as they are humanised, and the wildlife park can't keep all the young animals they produce for such photo ops.

Yes Chris we are that close, these tigers are only 10 months old and the stick you are given seems like it's not enough to protect you but the Tigers are more interested in the stick than you. The guides make sure that you only approach from the rear of the cat.

The only thing I can say is they did have larger pens with adult cats in them so hopefully they are not put down as they get older.