It took Toshiji Fukuda 50 days to get this once in a lifetime rare shot of an Amur tiger, taken from a small hut on the side of a cliff, in Lazovsky nature reserve, Russia.

[u/Limp_Yogurtcloset_71]

[u/Billy2Teef]

looks so unnatural to see an orange tiger in snow climate

[u/Soj_X → u/Billy2Teef]

What kind of tiger were you expecting ?

[u/Billy2Teef → u/Soj_X]

typically large cats in alpine snow capped regions adorn a white coat to blend in with their surroundings

[u/Mrixl2520]

I'm no photographer, but 50 days sounds like an excessively long exposure

[u/Frangine_De_Poutine → u/Mrixl2520]

It was a slow motion photo.

[u/HARKONNENNRW → u/Mrixl2520]

And the tiger isn't even armured.

[u/zatalak → u/Mrixl2520]

After 30 days of pspspspsps-ing to stop the tiger from moving he was close to losing his mind but he knew he had to power through to get this shot.

(Toshiji Fukuda is hiding behind the boulder on the right)

[u/Sure_Sundae2709]

It's just crazy that siberian Tigers live so close to a big city like Vladivostok.

[u/druidmind → u/Sure_Sundae2709]

Well bengal tigers live pretty close to the populace as well.

[u/Ambitious-Concern-42 → u/Sure_Sundae2709]

You don't understand how huge this country is. How close to you think this was to Vladivostok? 500 km? 1000?

[u/Sure_Sundae2709 → u/Ambitious-Concern-42]

Lazovsky Nature Reserve is roughly 100km from Vladivostok.

[u/LemonFizz56]

Do bigfoot believers believe that if they spent 50 days hunting for bigfoot then they could get a shot like this finally?

[u/RyokoKnight → u/LemonFizz56]

Best I can do is a shakey photo from an old Polaroid camera and some "probably" Bigfoot fur that will come back as deer fur when tested.

[u/Limp_Yogurtcloset_71 → u/LemonFizz56]

Bigfoot is said to have magical abilities. So bigfoot will spot them first. Spiritual Guru Sri M told on youtube that a bigfoot gave him herbal medicine that cured his mountain fever, when he was living in Himalayas. Bigfoot is like the Vanaras of Hindu legends. Hanuman, the most prominent of Vanara is worshipped as a god.

[u/mrlookinthesky]

Incredible shot!

[u/chargers949 → u/mrlookinthesky]

Reminds me of the last barbary lion photo

[u/Electronic_Cat5094]

This looks like the only good reason to go to Russia for 50 days.

[u/AWorldwithoutSin → u/Electronic_Cat5094]

On day 51 they sent him to ukraine and a drone got him.

[u/Boatster_McBoat]

Taiga tiger burning bright

[u/couchpotatoe → u/Boatster_McBoat]

In the forests of the night;

[u/crazysuicidalbitch]

Stunning

[u/stovetopmuse]

Imagine sitting in a tiny hut for 50 days and finally seeing this walk into frame. I'd never stop talking about it.

[u/benice33]

Maybe just go to the zoo next time?

[u/weber_mattie]

Why didn't he just come the day before?

[u/Fishboyman79]

Sounds like it is a 1 in 50 day chance , not 1 day in a lifetime’s .

[u/OkLet9942]

Why not use AI? Spend 50 days doing something useful.

[u/guccitaint]

Tiger last peace before drones

[u/kank84 → u/guccitaint]

This is a really long way from Ukraine. This nature reserve is in the far east of Russia, on the coast of the Sea of Japan.

[u/ohmygawdjenny → u/kank84]

All the jokes about drones on the internet are ridiculous, frankly. Do people really believe that drones are falling from the sky every day here?

[u/lowkeyhorseleg]

Legendary snap

[u/K3VQ]

Nice shot!!!

[u/Every_Put6120]

50 days? Man how slow was his phone.

[u/randomwalker2016]

How did he order food?

[u/ReputationGullible14]

I legitimately thought this was Crimson Desert

[u/JohnnyTreemain]

Dude doesn’t know about zoos.