Hi folks ... just a beautiful male lion of the Etosha NP .
He was coming from somewhere in the bush and was patrolling his territory , ending up at a close by waterhole .... the story ended there for me as time was over . Gate times were calling me ....:w3
Hope you like it .
Canon EOS 1Dx
EF 500 IS L II + 1,4 TC
Beanbag
F 5,6 ; Iso 6400 ; 1/1600 sec ; man exp and auto iso , shot ETTR
Processed with DPP 4 and PSCC 2020 ; slightly cropped and levelled for comp
Thanks for looking and commenting to my previous posting
Cheers Andreas
02-06-2020, 03:47 PM
Gabriela Plesea
Beautiful male lion Andreas, love the pose and framing here but the light just makes this image for me!
Well exposed and techs are spot on, ETTR always a good idea:w3I especially like the way you brought out the subject against the background, good thinking on aperture too.
The tree is a nice touch, gives context and balances the frame so well. So yes I like this, very much - thank you for sharing Boetie. A pity you could not spend more time with him - he is no longer a youngster, but absolutely gorgeous.
Hope you have a lovely week-end, and chat soon!
Kind regards,
02-07-2020, 06:08 AM
Steve Kaluski
Hi Andreas, a gorgeous frame in some awesome light, it just makes the whole image. Having the head partially in shade works otherwise the HL's may have been a bit too much to retain? A lovely specimen with good detail, form and structure. Hope you didn't loose too much in the levelling rotation, but with the current PS that should be a thing of the past.
Might loose that red HL between the two tree trunks. :w3
TFS
Steve
02-07-2020, 02:42 PM
Andreas Liedmann
Thanks Gabriela and Steve for your kind comments , much appreciated .
Steve - i have not lost much due to levelling and i know what you mean with the red HL , was thinking of it ... but then decided to leave it .
Cheers Andreas
02-08-2020, 09:36 AM
haseeb badar
Hi Andreas -- I am loving this one a lot. Beautiful light and settings , lovely details , fine field work and PP as always. Such a fine image this is. This works for me in all departments .
TFS !
02-08-2020, 03:34 PM
Jonathan Ashton
I appreciate that some work will have gone into the production of this image. Tones and colours are delightful as of course is the subject - my favourite - nothing beets a "good lion"!. Having eulogised I do indeed like the image but my immediate reaction was that I was torn over the size of the subject. He is there in his surroundings - good but I feel this style of image needs to be taken with a wide angle lens. Much easier said than done. I really like the image I think it is a fine image but it leaves me wanting.
02-11-2020, 03:50 PM
Andreas Liedmann
Thanks Haseeb and Jon for your kind comments ....
Jon .... your comment is a good one , regarding the use of wide angle . Well could be possible , but i actually prefer the long lens version :w3
Cheers Andreas
02-20-2020, 04:05 PM
John Mack
Sweet light here. Nice framing as well. Interesting setting with all those little rocks scattered about.