Lion (Makalali)

[Dumay de Boulle]

Canon 7D
Canon 100-400 L IS
TV1/500
AV 6.3
ISO 640
Exp +0.33
AWB
RAW file processed in CS5 iMac

Crits appreciated:S3:

[Morkel Erasmus]

Always tough shooting with them in the shade and the background being brightly lit bud. You did well here, I like the composition and pose, with nice even exposure. I might be tempted to do a tad more shadow/highlights adjustments, but just be careful to get that "fake" look when you overcook it (not saying it looks like that, just saying when doing a little more work to watch out for it, but you know that :w3).

Fill flash could have helped bring some "life" upfront here?

[Jason Kinsey]

Beautiful image Dumay!! I believe some fill flash could have helped also.

[Harshad Barve]

nice image and agreed to comments above
TFS

[Brendan Dozier]

Nice image and pose, Dumay, and like the direct eye contact. Lion looks very at ease and you managed light situation well and got a good exposure. Good job!

[Tom Graham]

The bright background distracts me. Likewise the only light on the lion being on the right leg making it brighter than the face.

Tom

[Pieter de Waal]

Hi Dumay, nice exposure and detail considering the bright BG, well managed. LIke the head on stare and direct eye contact.

[Chad Caswell]

He's got his eye on you... Nice image in all accounts.

[Rachel Hollander]

Dumay - I too like the head on stare and also that you included the whole body. The bright bg doesn't bother me and you handled the dappled light well.

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

Love the relaxed pose, nice natural light, engaging look, works for me.:cheers:

One thought though, keeping the same crop proportions, working from the bottom LHC working to the right, I might just lose about a third off the RHS, likewise this would help the height too, giving a more balanced feel I think, as you have the weight at the foot of the image.

TFS
Steve