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Into the wind

Canon 6D
ISO 400 1/1250 f/5.6
Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 80-200mm f/4
HH and MF
Duba Plains, Botswana
Slight crop, WB in LR, lumo mask and smart sharpening in PS CC
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Lifetime Member
Hi Ed - Your pp has really improved. Nice detail and sharpness here. A simple portrait but it works. I like the complementary tones of the bg to the lion and the windblown look of the lion. Colors look good too.
TFS,
Rachel
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BPN Member
ED - Nice portrait of a wind blown lion. Very nice! I was wondering if you have some canvas available, a little how a less tight crop on the upper left would look. I had the feeling that a little more room on top and in front of the animal might be nice.
Douglas Bolt
DougBoltPhotography.com
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Such a simple shot, but you've executed this superbly. I really like the windswept pose and the raised head. I can see the argument for a slightly looser crop, but that's going to be very subjective. As it is this is a very appealing shot to me
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BPN Member
HI ED,
very nice pose of the chap and also like the wind. Not sure where you cropped, if from bottom I would give it to him, if from the left I also would give it to him. Just me! 
Have a nice eve
Ciao
Anette
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Many thanks, gang! The crop was from the left and top which went out to the horizon. I cropped the way I did was because I had nothing on the bottom and was trying to balance it a bit. I can bump out left and top but the bottom is what it is.
Rachel -- any improvements in my pp is because of excellent feedback I get here. :)
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Lifetime Member
Can't add much more than what's already been said and agree with the nice detail, colour and great light you have managed here Ed.
TFS
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Hi Ed
Very very nice portrait, well done.
TFS / Gregor
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Hello Ed,
Beautiful proud lion and that windswept mane is awesome, well captured! I understand your thinking behind the cropping, makes sense. It is a pity you have so little on the bottom of the image, nevertheless I still like it very much. Well done, hope we see more from you 2015!
Kind regards,
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Love the pose and the crop. Background colors are really nice and good detail.