Perfect Camouflage

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A male lion in Savannah grasslands at Masai Mara.

Camera	Canon EOS 7D
Exposure	(1/400)
Aperture	f/5.0
Focal Length	200 mm
ISO Speed	100
Exposure Bias	0 EV

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Sanjeev - you're right about the camouflage. This looks like you are on the right track again with pp. I like the centered placement in an image like this. The only suggestion I have is to reduce the reds overall.

TFS,
Rachel

[David Kenny]

Sanjeev,

I really like the colors and agree with Rachel about the lion being centered. It works well here.

- Dave

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Sanjeev, yep Mr Lion, ever the opportunist lying in wait and as you say, they blend into their environment oh so well.

I agree re colour, try using Selective colour, in the Red, Yellow & White, may give you better control like dropping the yellow slightly in the white, but again personal tastes. Keeping a low ISO is ideal, but perhaps ISO200 with a bit more DoF on the techs, the increase is magical on IQ.

TFS
Steve

[BenBotha]

I like the photo. Techs-I am happy with the colour, the slight redness in front appears to be the grass. We have (in RSA) a species of grass the looks very much like the grass in the picture.
? the same grass in Mara. It is called "rooigras" or in English red grass-it has a slightly red colour. Did the lion have some blood stains on the neck and head?
Ben

[Morkel Erasmus]

I like the look he gave you and the space you left all around. I would just dodge the midtones and shadows on his face a bit to make him stand out some more?

[edwardselfe]

I would lose a little off the bottom, but otherwise I like.
Ed