Wow.. Superb shot Steve, it looks like your close enough to touch this awesome animal.. I dont know how you got this, but the results speak for themselves.. Top class shot mate, Best regards and take care Mark

Nice one mate, super capture.

Donny

A very sympathetic view steve. excellent work. the focus on the eyes makes it captivating.

stuart

Such a beautiful animal......I love the way he is looking right at you.......great capture !! Sally

Wonderful capture Steve, he's staring straight down the lens, I hope you weren't as close as this looks! Rgds Paul

Great shot, Steve - very involving with the eye contact - RB

great eye contact on this one mate. brillaint

Those eyes, wow.
Erm, how close were you?
Great shot.
Helen

Great shot.
Congrats on a well deserved POTD. Regards Martin

.......and many congratulations on MPOTD Steve, it looks great here on the front page. Rgds Paul

errmm.....that should read 'POTD', bloody acronyms eh!

Great framing. I love the way that the colour of the wood echoes that of the tiger. Beautiful shot - Ant.

Just brilliant.  I love it.  Congrats on a well deserved POTD. - J.

This really is a wow shot Steve!  The eye contact is superb and you've captured so much detail.  Looks like you must've been practically nose to nose with him when you took this!  Congrats on a richly deserved POTD.  Kind regards, Anna

Fantastic shot Steve. Congratulations on very much deserved POTD. Charles.

Congratulations Steve on the weekend POTD. Great shot. Zuzana

very well deserved POTD mate, brillaint

Congratulations STeve - awesome photograph - the eye contact is brilliant.  Very well deserved - cheers JO

A perfect portrait of a wonderful animal.  Congratulations on POTD.

Beautiful picture - he/she is sooooo gorgeous!  You took a lovely shot there.

Really great image Steve & well worth seeing it on the front page!
Jez.

Great shot, I really like the framing and the stare. Congrats on POTD.
Rgds
Guy

Super shot, Steve. Congratulations on POTD and a deserved choice for the weekend. Cheers, Col.

Many congratulations Steve, a real rip roaring shot, great lighting, perfect moment. well done. Rgds Sharon

Congrats mate, well deserved.

Donny

Very striking image Steve, congrats on deserved POTD

Congratulations Steve

WOWWWWWWWWWW   WONDERFUL

Wow!  I've just got in from work and am gobsmacked!  Thanks to everyone for the great feedback and many thanks to Ant for choosing this.  It was taken at San Diego Zoo, with a 70-200mm lens and, although I was pretty close, there was a barrier there and s/he looked too drowsy to consider me on the menu!  Cheers, Steve.

Wonderful image, Steve. Congratulations on POTD.

Congratulations on POTD Steve, beautiful shot.    Mandy

Eileen and Mandy, thank you very much.  Steve.

Congrats Steve..........great job.

Great shot Steve, congrats on a very well deserved POTD, a fabolous eye contact. Cheers. Bruno

Congrats Steve.......so well deserved !! Sally

Congrats Steve, very well deserved :-) take care Linda

Wayne, Bruno, Sally and Linda, much appreciated, it means a lot.  Steve.

Very big congrats Steve on POTD.  Cheers, Andrew.

Congrats, Steve - well done, my friend!  RB

What a superb image, absolutely first class and very well deserved front page image!
Kind regards Jacky

Congratulations Steve on POTD - this is such a strong image - tight crop & those penetrating eyes - brilliant work.       Geoff

If ever a photo was worty to grace the front page it is this one. Brilliant image, well done.

Graham

CAN'T HIDE TALENT - UNIQUE CAPTURE

Belated congrats on this amazing shot! You really are a very talented photographer, Bravo!! Elly