Thought I would post one more to the theme this month.
We were fortunate to have a pair of mating lions next to our vehicle one morning on our recent Kalahari trip - so being true to my journey of putting down the telephoto lens and reaching for shorter lenses, I shot with a 24-70mm.
Thanks to everyone for their participation this year - have a very happy and prosperous 2015 with good light and good sights! :cheers
Techs:
Nikon D3s
Nikkor 24-70mm f2.8 @ 42mm
Kenko Pro CPL
f5.6 | 1/400 SS | ISO-800
Last edited by Morkel Erasmus; 12-30-2014 at 12:59 PM.
Hi Morkel. Super image and use of wide angle lens to show case the lions and environment. Great techs too with the use of CPL. TFS. Happy new year to you and family. Cheers
Really nice one. I like habitat, and would like to see more of this than all the close-ups. I this case I would of course liked them to be a bit less in shadow of them self. To me the back of the male lion is a little to sharp against the background. Maybe it is just me.
Hi Morkel - I like the use of the wide angle and CPL here and the inclusion of the habitat. Looks like the lighting was difficult with both strong shadows and highlights. The image tells a story.
Hi Morkel, very nice image... couldn't they get just a room?
I just love love that there can be more seen of the bush in this image. Usually those images of lions mating the frame is filled with the lions with nothing around!
OOUUCH !!!
That hurts . Morkel unusual view of this mating lions , good job in the field and usual IQ from processing .
Good detail in the shadow areas.
Looking forward to more from that trip .
TFS Andreas and have a good one .......... for this night and the upcoming 2015 .