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    This was in Mana Pools, Zimbabwe. the cub was falling asleep when suddenly a bird flew over. the eyes flickered up and I took the shot. I just love how alert and curious these little kings are...

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    Carole I love this shot.
    Exposure looks good to me and the colours appear very natural.

    I am happy with your composition but feel that it could also work as a vertical crop.
    Nicely captured

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    Beautifully composed frame, Carole!
    Nice overall brown tones...
    Love that look on the cub.

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    Hi Carole,

    very nice image. I would "unsharpened" the tree trunk, that nearly competes with the sharpness with the cub.
    Since the cub looks straight up I would as well suggest a vertical crop.

    Have a great day

    Ciao
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    Hi Carole - Excellent IQ and I like the tones to this. I also like negative space in images so am ok with the comp. First thing that drew my eye though is the sharpness of the tree so I would back off on that a bit. Overall, well done.

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    Thanks Rachel, you are right about the tree. never even crossed my mind! will try it!

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    Love the inquisitive look on this cub Carole and how it is resting it's head on the small mound , agree on a portrait crop if you have it. Small nit is the crispy tree, but like this a lot regardless!
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    Fantastic shot. I like the composition. The small branch is great as it looks like the Lion is looking at it.
    I agree with the others that a vertical crop might also look great but the horizontal is also very good.

    Markus

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    Your Little King image is heart melting, Carole. Makes me think of a story book, I can just imagine tall ancient trees and a little lost lion somewhere in the shade...A beautiful image well composed and presented-I actually like this crop very much, I like the space and the mottled BG. I agree with "unsharpening" the tree trunk, but that's about all I would change in this image if it was mine.

    Very beautiful, Carole. Saw this while at work the other day and it stayed with me, I wanted to take a good look on the big screen and I am really enjoying viewing this image-congratulations!!!

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    Love the moment and mood captured Carol!

    Can almost picture a Bumble Bee hovering above him.....

    Crits dealt with above...

    Congrats!
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    Hi Carole, I like the placement of the subject and the tone of colours, they marry well. I also like the way you have used the tree with a hard edge on the LHS trim. I agree that the tree does look overly sharp, likewise the cub does look a little 'grainy' which is surprising based on the ISO, is this FF or cropped? Having a diffused BKG works to separate the subject and reduce any distracting objects, but the blur or NR has made it very smooth, but this is all personal taste.

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    Lovely frame for all the reasons mentioned Carole.
    I agree on the over-sharpening of the tree and reducing the watermark
    Now I miss Mana...a friend who was just there had 8 wild dog hunts which included 2 kills start to finish, on foot!
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    Great image carol, very well captured with stong comp and well exposed with good detail. Agree in the tree sharpness but more than that this is a great image!

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    just love the comp here. excellent exp & details as well.

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    Great shot from a dream destination! Was this taken on foot?
    Agree that you could use some unsharpening on the tree, but not a deal breaker for me. The expressions on the cub are priceless :-)

    TFS

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