Yep, another lion

[Neil Burton]

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Well since we all seem to be posting lions... taken in Kruger 2009. We had arrived down the S100 and spotted two males walking away from one another. Once had a huge bite mark on his snout, so we had missed the battle by seconds... ****! This fellow strutted his stuff for a while and wandered into the bush.

5D, 300 2.8 IS, ISO400.

[Tobie Schalkwyk]

I love these amazing cats, Neil - we can have a whole forum just for lions and I'll be happy...! :w3

Nice pic - it reflects a life full of challenges and the guts to face them! Sharp, nice crop!

[Neil Burton]

Thanks, would love to go back and get some more :(

Crop is quite slight but the old 12MP 5D is still on of my favourite cameras.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Neil - Nice looking male with good eye contact. I like the comp too. Vertical was a good choice. You can post 900px high when posting vertical. This looks a little flat and like the midtones have been opened too much. Giving them more depth in either levels or curves just gives the image more pop and takes it up a notch.

TFS,
Rachel

[Marc Mol]

Agree on boosting the midtones here Neil, and I do like the wind blown mane.

[Gabriela Plesea]

What a beautiful lion, Neil! Great sighting and I like the POV and eye contact, the crop is just right.

I am just wondering - what are those lighter and darker areas on the lion's belly, they are not too distracting but I cannot make out where they come from?

Thank you for this post Neil, always love to see a lion image, keep them coming!

Kind regards,

[Andre Pretorius]

Hi Neil

What was your f-stop for this image- 2,8?

Well exposed with no blown lights and detail in blacks.

Crisp, like the POV.

The crop shows the wind direction, I like that.

The mid tones, mid tones- my quest...

He looks like a champion without any battle scars on the nose- administering the punishment without receiving much..

Andre

[Morkel Erasmus]

Can't add much to what's been said already, Neil.
I like the mane too - I would crop&rotate so that the eyes are on the same level...

[Neil Burton]

What a beautiful lion, Neil! Great sighting and I like the POV and eye contact, the crop is just right.

I am just wondering - what are those lighter and darker areas on the lion's belly, they are not too distracting but I cannot make out where they come from?

Thank you for this post Neil, always love to see a lion image, keep them coming!

Kind regards,

In Kruger the white bits are usually grass and bush ;)

Not sure what f-stop as the image has no exif but I remember my 5d and 300 fondly :)

Thanks all. Would love to go back, grass or none.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you Neil, and I agree...it's time you came back and captured more lions:cheers: