A playful lion cub

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A pride of lions found a tree in the middle of the Mara plains and started to claw the bark of the tree, they were taking turns and just playing around clawing and trying to climb the tree!
I wish the twig did not come in the way:eek3:, I lifted some shadows on the cub, selective brightening on the subject in PS, used levels, some mild sharpening and resizing.
Usual gear, 1/320
f/5.6
ISO 400

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8007/7461660772_7a0026eb9d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40906945@N08/7461660772/)
EastAfrica0180 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/40906945@N08/7461660772/) by docsanjeev (http://www.flickr.com/people/40906945@N08/), on Flickr

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Sanjeev, if you were using the 100-400 then zooming out to include the legs and more below would have been much better as this is a classic image and an action, rarely posted here too, so well done for get this.

I think Sanjeev you need to look at the processing side more, to really get the most out of your images. As you know, you have it all there, it's just the processing that is the issue. So I would suggest taking your time and looking through the threads in Workflow, and/or Roger Clark's monthly exercises to get a better understanding on what things do and so you are able to develop your images to a greater extent. As I have said before, you have done all the hard work in getting the image, just take your time and get to know how the 'processing' develops the image. You don't need truck loads of software, just some basic software, some simple rules of developing your image will move it on quite easily.

TFS
Steve

[Tom Graham]

A basic problem I think I'm seeing is the light. The subject is in shadow but the BG is in sunlight, yes? Not an unusual lighting problem, happens way too often :S3: . Anyway, this makes the BG pop, or glow, compared to the subject. Thus the BG visually "overpowers" the subject. And this problem can NOT be overcome by RAW processing or Photoshop etc. It is a fundamental problem with such lighting circumstances. Anyone else understand what I'm seeing and trying to say, agree/not? Another way of saying it is that our eye is drawn to (perception) the most bright, contrast, saturation, part of an image. Which in this image is the BG not the subject.
Tom

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

You are right reg the light Tom. I liked the pose and the action and did my best to bring out the subject detail.
sanjeev