I finally have internet signal at my staff accommodation.., slow but still usable with a bit of patience. It will help me to be more active more regularly.
Canon 5D MKIII
Sigma 120-300 f2.8 OS @ 220mm
AV f4
TV 1/500
Exp +0.33
ISO 800
Thanks for looking
Last edited by Dumay de Boulle; 01-11-2015 at 07:13 AM.
Hi Dumay, I like the way you caught the cub in mid stride and the 'casual' look of the head not quite to you. Some may feel the elephant droppings (?) & stick to the rear are a little distracting, however nothing you could do. I like the fact the cub is walking R to L into frame . Might be the laptop screen, but wonder if the Tint slider needs a slight tweak to the left to adjust the colour fractionally, may help the whites too?
Hope you retain the connection, be good to have you more active, trust all is good.
I hope you had a great week-end, I certainly had a wonderful relaxing day mostly spent in front of the computer and enjoying the recent posts - including your little lion. Absolutely adorable cub and, as Steve observed, he is casually wondering about showing no concern or stress whatsoever in the presence of the photographer. Good techs and well processed, I find the stick already mentioned only a tad distracting - just mentioning this but if you are not in the habit of cloning, no problem for me since I already decided I like this image as is:)
Love the pose from the subject, the framing, as well as detail. Let us see some more please, and I take this opportunity to thank you for your kind comments on my own - I do appreciate it, especially knowing that Internet is not always available to you and it probably takes a long time to connect and download, etc...
Steve, I have started warming my images again as i tried cooling and comments came forward that there was too much magenta which is an issue I never had before so I have decided to go back to my warmer days. Maybe I have gone too warm. I hope to find a happy medium soon. BTW this was shot in quite overcast conditions so not sure if that is affecting the tones in the whites trying to warm the image slightly.
Hi Dumay nice relaxed looking cub on the move from the right direction .
Besides the very slight magenta cast ( colors are subjective subjects ) mentioned by Steve , i like the overall tones and color combo . You extracted nice detail in the subject and kept the contrast at a natural looking level in the rest of the image . I think a bit of reducing the contrast in the stick would help to make the stick less obvious if you wish , but no deal breaker , for me.
IN the end you have to like it ,if you like it warmer OK.
TFS Andreas wish you a better signal for more comfort though
Hi Dumay - I also like the walking pose with the turn of the head towards the camera. Definite cuteness factor here. I love that we can see the spots. Nice details too. I find colors and warmth to largely be personal preference within parameters of course.
TFS,
Rachel
P.S. Looking forward to having you participate more regularly.
Steve you are right, he is a little on the thin side but this is very characteristic of Kruger National Park Lion's, they are often looking scraggly and waiting their next meal. Also their survival rate is very low, about 70-80% will not make it past there first year.
This particular individual is the only cub still alive from a litter of three. Its tough out here in the South African Bushveld.