In the shadows
STALKING TIGER
Slowly through the grass
The tiger stalked his prey
His movement long and languid
In the middle of the day
The sun was high and bright
As a vivid burning orb
His body moving slowly
Less heat there to absorb
Gazelles were moving fitfully
Around the waterhole
Nervous eyes were flitting wildly
As the world they did behold
A movement in the distance
And the animals did jump
The nerve ends all a jangling
Each one with quivering rump
Then like avenging angels
The tiger now does pounce
Gazelles are scattering wildly
With a death like spinning dance
And one of them is slower
No longer held at bay
The tiger now triumphant
As it finishes its prey
Phil Sanders (aka Brummieboy)
5/4/07
Thanks for the wonderful poem Phil!
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Suni Pruett
another instant favorite…brilliant work!
moonstone
Brilliant
Cricket O'Brien
They’re so beautiful…
sully
wow love this one
Nightmaiden
Stunning work as usual. You always have the most beautiful of images.
Julie Langford
Beautiful Mundy, simply beautiful – love that flash of light at the bottom left, graduating little flecks through the image. Great work..
frogster
Wonderful image as well as poem by Phil.
StacyLee
I love your work Mundy!
Cheryl Dunning
ahh perfectly done :-)
cynthiab
very beautiful
mlgkats
i can see why you love wild life they are so amazing , and so is your photos.
Heather Rivet...
fantastic..just love your work….wow
Brian Towers
Ever more magic from you camera Mundy – just how long do you have to wait to get these fantastic shots?
Carlo Cesar Ro...
Excellent shot! Congrats!
Sean Farragher
beautiful
cdwork
Love the light & shadow in this!
Dan Cahill
Beautiful cats. I love the lighting. Just wonderful
Miss Misery
amazing pic
richiedean
this is great Mundy, the dappled sunlight, makes their dazzling coats, even more so, brilliant poem as well Phil !!
brummieboy
Fantastic picture …....
Dharna
Absolutely beautiful!!
Eryn Whelan
breath taking!!
Mundy Hackett
Brian, I have to wait however long it takes for a female tiger to like a male tiger, mate, go through gestation and parturition, then raise the cubs until they are full grown, 300+ pound males like these two were! Too much info? LOL Seriously though,if one watches wildlife long enough, be it truly wild or in zoos, then eventually these moments evolve and reveal themselves. Patience and alot of boredom in between helps.
Thank you all so much for your comments, I also felt this might be a special image, now I feel justified in my feelings!
Andy Harris
wow… stunning and fierce all at once and then serene and soft on the other hand.. great shot!
kristian94
very cool
Kathleen Struckle
JUst gorgeous!! Beautiful detail,coloring and lighting.
meerimages
Magnifficent work!! photo and animal just spectacular well done….....:)
Antoine Dagobert
another fav!beautiful shot!
Reeshia1230
very nice! Tigers are such great creatures!
Barbara Gordon
I love the scattered lighting.
Deri Dority
Stunning!!!!
ECGardner
Gorgeous shot of gorgeous subjects. Love the dramatic lighting.
lightsmith
This is fantastic – i really like the lighting here, and the way you’ve got them posed (I know they didnt do it just for you LOL). It’s so vibrant and literally jumps off the screen at me. Gorgeous!
JK2007
OMG, this is awesome. Speechless
Panteli Pyroma...
Wow!...intense shot..
jlynn
Beautiful, lighting, color, just beautiful!
Grigri
Spectacular, I love the combination of the mottled light and the stripes. Not to mention the shear magnificence of these cats. straight to the favourites!
Torfinn Johann...
Definetely a fav. Great colours, details, and light.
shanghaiwu
oh mundy hacket
you are on a roll…...2 favourites…..fantastic
mickeyb
a wonderful shot mundy. definate favorite of mine. amazing
Steve Bulford
Love the lighting, composition, focus and expression.
Another great shot!
Benjamin Scheurer
wonderful shot!....love the shadowplay.
Marion Cullen
Magic Mundy! The image I mean, (but so definitely are you!)
JetsetAphrodite
Utterly awesome. The shadows are amazing.
Crokus Label
Lovely photograph… just love it.
GracefulShadow
Awesome shot
Mark Peterson
Nice lighting, beautiful color! Excellent!
paul romanowski
NOW THIS IS HOT, TWO WAITING FOR DINNER…..ON THE MENU IS MOOSE, THEY CAN’T WAIT ANY MORE…........ANYWAYS, GONNA WRITE MY OWN BOOK…......LOL
BarbBarcikKeith
What a beautiful shot!! thanks for sharing..
panthrcat
wow your gallery is breathtaking! so many amazing and brilliant photographs!! I am speechless,, this one is superb!
BySilent
Stunning shot
Mara Yeates-Tr...
Fenomenal, love all your work!
lensman
Love the dappled lighting on their faces, just howitshould be.
JudithE
Wow…just so majestic
Robyn Maynard
OMG…. i so wish I could have been here!! I love the big cats, these shots are just amazing Mundy…brilliant work.
Xenia
great mind you have! GREAT TALENT!
Lisa Carse
Lovely picture with beautiful lights and shadows.
shaytay
Beautiful image!:)
Marko Palm
Beautiful picture! I like the warm colors and it is good that there are 2 beautiful tigers.
whitetiger790
This is the best tiger pic i have ever seen!! keep it up!
Alex Whitcroft
very intense
adgray
Cant I take them home please? [ no wonder man in the olden days coveted petting them!
Mind you it would more likely be I’m their intended dinner sighted than their playmate!
This is a most beautiful shot!
Elegant breathtakingly gorgeous and spine chilling threatening – the Tiger to a T !!!
Bravo! ~ adg
comfyzen
I have a soft spot for Tigers! This is absolutely stunning!
CinB
absolutely stunning!
Patricia Anne ...
almost looks like a digital painting! great work!
Steve Chapple
Stunning work. Great detail and spot on lighting!
totty23
just so beautiful!
sam
Lyn Evans
SUPERB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Diane Rodriguez
Do you still have room for more comments. Amazing shot. Beautiful! Love the Light and Shadow play.
Christian Zammit
WELL DONE for featuring in the redbubble homepage.
your work is really great
Regards,
Christian Zammit
TWindDancer
Absolutely wonderful
Coachsgirl
totally cool!!
SwaggDesigns
Wow thats great!!!
Claire Farley
Stunning beautiful work!! Congrats on your home page feature.
koop27
This is a fantastic shot, really nice detail well – done for your spot on the homepage! =)
Matt Roberts
Beautiful.
Sooty6
WOW, what can I say that hasn’t already been said.
This has caught my breath.
Just beautiful
Steve Buffington
Outstanding and congrats on the home page.
Salina Sharudin
Love the photo-and the poem. Amazing, great shot!
mariejean
WOW! Magnificent! the best photo I’ve seen of tigers! Thank you!
Sanne Thijs
An old screenshot from you homepagefeature on the 25th of february
