Lion and the beest

[Austin Thomas]

Hi all,

The cruel side of mother nature shows through in this one I'm afraid.

This was taken early morning and when I caught up with the lion it was exhausted. To protect its catch the lion was trying to drag the wildebeest for some considerable distance towards the undergrowth where the family were waiting.

Canon 1dMK3, 500mm f4.5, ISO250, 1/2500.

C&C welcome.

Austn

[Alfred Forns]

Sweet capture Austin !!!! Any changes is basically taste, maybe a little more at bottom if you have it

Love the expression on the lion's face and also seeing the preys face (eye) clearly .. and all in good soft light !!!

[Fabs Forns]

Very sad but such is the law of nature. Terrific capture, I don't mind the side light since everything important is well lit.

[Ken Watkins]

The light angle seems to make this more dramatic, the slightly "glazed" look in the Gnu's eyes seems to indicate it is dead.

Without dead Gnus we would have no Lion Cubs.

Like Alfred I would prefer just a little more at the bottom.

[Marc Mol]

Can only agree with previous comments, great eye contact on both in superb lighting, very well done Austin.
TFS

[Steve Kaluski]

Would only echo the above comments Austin. ;)

BTW, Well done at SIE, are you going in April?

Steve

[Morkel Erasmus]

stunning capture Austin! love the drama, comp and sidelight...do you have any more from this sequence (dumb question ;))?

[Austin Thomas]

Hi all,

Thanks for your feedback. Much appreciated.

Morkel. Of course I have more. How many gig do you want ?? I'll post some more where the cubs get involved in the "game" as the food gets close to home.

Steve. Thanks for noticing SIE. Well done to you too. I probably won't be there in April. I am spending too much time inside buildings at the moment so outdoors gets priority at the weekends.

Cheers

Austin

[Stu Bowie]

Hey Austin, I really like the light, and low perspective here, and of course the eye contact from the lion. Good natural colours, and having space at the bottom will enhance this further. Congrats on a fine image.

[D. Robert Franz]

Excellent, the image shows the truth in nature. You have some real nice lght here. Might have liked a bit more room on the bottom of the frame.

[Todd Frost]

Nice capture. Side light really adds to this image. Nice comp, exposure and detail look good. Well Done. TFS
Todd

[Danny Laredo]

Fantastic image Austin. Love the moment you got here and the eye contact isvery good.

[Edy Subiyanto]

nice pic Austin.. I like when the lion stared to the camera, nice moment bro...

[Morkel Erasmus]

can't wait for the rest...

per chance - what is SIE? :)

[Steve Maxson]

A dramatic behavioral image, Austin. Nice detail in the shadowed side of the lion and good comp (except that here's another vote for a little more room at the bottom). Well done.

[Harshad Barve]

Dramatic image , very well done here
TFS

[Hendri Venter]

I can only echo all positive comments above. The cruel side of mother nature is what we all hunt with our cameras and you were their to capture it.