Rowdy!

[Shreyas Mantri]

A young male with an attitude :bg3:, right after his afternoon siesta.
Shot in late afternoon light. Done a curve adjustment to the background to deal with the harshness on the white stones.
Comments welcome!

Canon 7D, 300mm 2.8 II + 2x III, f/5.6, @ 1/1600, ISO 320, EC +2/3

[Carl Walker]

You can see he has had a good meal. Difficult BG to deal with so well done

[Russell Johnson]

Shreyas - certainly a full bodied lion here.

On my phone, but looks like you could possibly increase the exposure in the mid tones a touch. Color wise, I did see a magenta cast when on computer earlier, and you may want to look at reducing the blue in the shadows.

[edwardselfe]

Colours look ok to me, although there is some blue in the shadows. I would try to reduce the contrast in the bg to level out the stones a bit.
Ed

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Shreyas - nice look at the young male with a good head turn and comp. The rocks are a tough bg but you've done well in taming them. Slight blue cast in areas noted. I'm not seeing a magenta cast though. I think you can bring out a bit more detail with a midtone adjustment and might consider a very slight drop in the yellows.

TFS,
Rachel

[Shreyas Mantri]

Thanks for the suggestions, folks!
I did work up the blues on the very bright stones, but will give it another look.

Shreyas

[Anette Mossbacher]

Hi Shreyas,

you've got good suggestions already above. This one looks very well fed! They do have enough food in E. :S3:
The rocks in the BG look a bit harsh, I know that's how it is there, but can be dealt with. You just need to try a few things with Luminosity :S3:

Have a great weekend

Ciao
Anette

[Andre Pretorius]

All the techs covered above, love his attitude!:c3:

[Morkel Erasmus]

There are a few waterholes where those stones are ever-present in Etosha. Nice light and he certainly looks satisfied - was the kill nearby?
Blue shadows noted, not seeing the magenta.

[Shreyas Mantri]

Thanks Anette, Andre and Morkel!

@ Morkel, this is one of the 3 brothers from the Olifantsbad waterhole (close to Okaukuejo). Let's see if you find them there in the following weeks .... pretty green about your upcoming trip :w3