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Barren Hwange
Taken in Hwange back in 2007 during the middle of a drought, when a dust bowl blew up around a waterhole.
5D + 500mm (plus 1.4)
ISO 100
1/400 @ f/9
Only revisited this week, as historically, found my PP skills were not up to converting :)
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I LOVE this. Wonderful shot, from the dust to the composition to the expression on her face. We make the same face in those conditions. Only thing, I would warm it up a little so that there's some richness to her coat and some more emphasis on the dust.
Ed
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Hi Russell - I like the comp, the dust and the layers here. The lioness herself feels a bit thin so I would give her a slight midtone boost.
TFS,
Rachel
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This is a dramatic image. At first glance I thought the whiteness was snow (hey, I live in snow country!). Adding some warmth would make this more dust-like for me. Great pose with the lioness looking at you. I would consider removing some of the vague rocks behind her just to further emphasize the bleakness of the conditions and also stop the eye from roaming above the lioness.
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Great moody shot Russell. A bit more warmth on the lioness would be nice.
This may look good in B+W too.
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Hi Russell, don't forget you can go 1200px wide, 900px high now.
I like the atmospheric look to the image, although I think the 5D didn't quite come up trumps with the IQ? The almost white, 'ghostly' environment is a nice departure from what we see, great to see another habitat.
Hope you are now catching up with sleep these days, good to see you back & posting.
TFS
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

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Took 5 minutes to make a few masking and WB adjustments as per the suggestions.
WDYT?
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Originally Posted by
Steve Kaluski
Hi Russell, don't forget you can go 1200px wide, 900px high now.
I like the atmospheric look to the image, although I think the 5D didn't quite come up trumps with the IQ? The almost white, 'ghostly' environment is a nice departure from what we see, great to see another habitat.
Hope you are now catching up with sleep these days, good to see you back & posting.
TFS
Steve
I'm actually more busy than...so this was a quick dip until Jan.
The IQ is ok, the issue when I come to sharpen is all noise/dust over the lioness. Have tried increasing the threshold to avoid sharpning it via USM.
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Wildlife Moderator
That's better Russell, the old eyes can appreciate it more, the look & feel has a hint of 'Mr Delaney' about it.
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

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Yup much better. Good work!
Ed
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BPN Member
Hi Russell,
the RP does it for me. The image is asking for turned into a B&W, IMHO! 
I like the pose and comp of the lioness, very nice.
have a great weekend
Ciao
Anette
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The repost is much nicer on the eye. Like the drama you've shown and of course the expression.
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Love the feel here Russel! Great repost too...I just feel you could perhaps crop a wee bit from the bottom and remove the OOF bits of elephant dung? Not a problem with them per se...just trying to clean up overall image?
Hwange will see me soon - that's if they don't kill everything with cyanide first