Crouching Tiger
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Crouching Tiger
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
I was at the rail of the Bengal Tiger enclosure talking to a maintenance worker who was painting the trim and ceiling around the shade covering I was standing under. The worker mentioned that he needed to climb over the rail briefly in order to paint the trim on the front. He was a little apprehensive since the week before he had gone over the rail to pick up trash and before he knew it Tzatziki was leaping at him from below.
The maintenance worker asked if I’d keep an eye out for him, and laughingly suggested that I get my camera ready because I might get a really good shot.
Tzatziki was lazing in the shade on the far side of the enclosure and we thought not paying a bit of attention to us. The instant the guy jumped the rail, Tzatziki went into this crouch but then paused almost as if thinking, “Nah, I tried that last week but couldn’t reach him…not worth the effort”, then he laid back down.
Does it make me a bad person that I was slightly disappointed with the outcome of this image?
Tzatziki lives at Panaewa Rainforest Zoo and Gardens located in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Copyright 2017 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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November 10th, 2017
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