Backlit Queen
Just returned from a fantastic 9 days of photographic safaris in the Sabi Sands Game. We managed to keep our guests and their cameras busy with some fantastic big cat sightings, 10 individual leopards and 3 prides of lions, as well as countless general game and some awesome landscapes, winter morning scenes with the rising sun and misty dams as well as some great sunsets.
- Camera NIKON D3S
- Lens 200-400
- Focal Length 400mm
- Shutter Speed 1/125 sec
- Aperture f/5
- ISO 3200
Hi Brendon - this is extremely effective. The breath takes it to a whole other level.
TFS,
Rachel
Very dramatic! Wonderful detail in the face whiskers. The breath adds a very unique feeling. Sabi Sands sounds fantastic.
Too good! The breath takes my breath away......and seriously it is an absolutely gorgeous shot, beautifully finished.. I tried to take this shot a number of times but never got close. All that space works very well for me too.
excellent! love the rim light & the smoke. might try sharpening the lion a bit just to enhance the rim light effect.
Hi Brendon, I like the fact the subject is looking into the page rather than out, however with the rather stark BKG and rim light, this create a very dramatic image, especially with the breath. I think it was good to have the odd 'hint' of vegetation coming through with in the BKG ie along the back of the neck, was that intentional? If you are doing this again, can you try something please, bracket the shots ie 7 in total so you have multiple exposures i.e. -3 EV to +0.33, in that way it may help build the image, a bit like HDR I guess. A it would be good to know if this works, plus it might help you specifically at PP stage.
Cheers
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Simply brilliant, Brendon. Award winning material IMHO.
Fantastic image Brendon, love it totally
Ciao
Anette
Dear Brendon,
To me this is one of your best images-with its dramatic feel and simplicity, this photograph dictates an emotional reaction from the viewer-brilliant, congratulations!
...I just walked few minutes ago past your leopard print I have on my wall near the study...I think this lion would look stunning next to it
Warmest regards,
Gabriela Plesea
Brendan, a superb image in composition, dramatic rim lighting, and the breath vapor takes it way up there. Excellent work.
Thanks very much all for your great comments, much appreciated.
I think the sharpening that Girish did took this up another notch. This is really an outstanding image!
Jack
You are a master at this.
This image is the best I've seen of your night-lit work.
This is stunning - one of the best I've seen of this type of shot. I guess you underexpose heavily in the main shot, and then clean up in PS. Beautiful.
Ed
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