hi, i did post processing and darken the background so that the white of the tigers can stand out and sort of glow, liked the way it looked after trying a few settings
used a d40x with a nikkor 18-135mm lens
thanks for the comments, no prob at all =)
for #2 and #3, trying to show the tiger "hiding" behind cover, maybe that didn't really come through, thanks for the comments though
just sent my lens for cleaning.. didn't have to pay cause no fungus, just general cleaning of dust
to check out the price, can try to email them to ask:
http://www.nikon.com.sg/pagearticle.php?pageid=72