Our zoo (Rosamond Gifford Zoo) is lucky enough to have a little family of Amur Tigers. These tigers are extremely rare in the wild – experts put the number at just a few hundred as of 2005 (Wikipedia). This is a photo of one of three cubs that were born at our zoo a few months ago. I have quite a few photos of them but they are always in profile or laying down or have their backs to me. Today, for just a moment, this cub just turned and looked right at me for just a quick second. Luckily I was just a moment away from pressing my shutter button… sometimes you just get lucky! This photo was taken with my Canon G9, ISO 100, shutter speed 1/160 sec, f/3.5, 16.8mm.
