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[Brendon Cremer]

Camera Canon EOS 40D
Lens 70-200mm F4 L
Shutter Speed 1/100 sec
Aperture f/4
ISO/Film 500

[Ken Watkins]

Brendon,

The expression is remarkable, but not to sure about the black BG

[Harshad Barve]

lovely expressions , great details , Fantastic
TFS

[Dumay de Boulle]

Superb detail and love tghe mean look and black surroundings. Very nice Brendon!

[Rachel Hollander]

Brendon - for me this works really well, though I would call it a snarl. :S3: Great detail and the tiny bit of blood on the nose adds.

TFS,
Rachel

[Grace Scalzo]

Really an eye-grabbing image. I think that the black bg adds an element of mystery to this and I for one LOVE it.

[Mark Jones]

Superb! The black background really sets it off too.

Mark


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[Sid Garige]

Killer one Brendon. Excellent details and timing. Like that black BG.

[Steve Kaluski]

A striking image indeed Brendon.

When posting please can you add some more information to the BKG behind the image itself, ie was flashed used, how you lit it if not, any additional PP as it does help build the picture. What caused him to be snarling like this, is this the PM of Duba?

TFS
Steve

[Brendon Cremer]

Thanks very much all. Sorry Steve, was in a hurry this morning so added minimal info. Image was shot in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, using only spotlight no flash used. Appart from the usual, levels, saturation, curves and sharpening i burnt the bottom left and right corners a little to match to rich black on top. The lion, one of the old Mapogo males, wasnt snarling he was smelling a female and then showing a flehmen response, giving the look of a snarl or mid yawn face.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Very striking image, mate, and thanks for the additional info! IQ right up there as usual...:cheers:
Was the spot from your vehicle or another vehicle from another angle? Looks quite direct - ie coming from your vehicle?

[Ken Watkins]

[QUOTE=Brendon Cremer;797609. The lion, one of the old Mapogo males, wasnt snarling he was smelling a female and then showing a flehmen response, giving the look of a snarl or mid yawn face.[/QUOTE]

Brendon,
Always the best bet for betting an image of an "angry" male even when he is probably quite happy:w3

[Steve Kaluski]

Sorry Steve, was in a hurry this morning so added minimal info.

Cheers Brendon, always good to have some info about the scene and what's happening, easier to base feedback too, not just on the basics.

All the best.
Steve

[Steve Canuel]

Dramatic in color and expression but it looks too much like a hunter's mounted kill for me.

[Ken Watkins]

Dramatic in color and expression but it looks too much like a hunter's mounted kill for me.


I can see what you mean Steve I think you have explained what I thought when I first saw it, thanks