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Hi Andreas, very nice vertical comp with nice eye contact. I like the color tones and the details. He looks like a seasoned warrior!
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Indeed, eye contact is superb Andreas - very nice capture! I have never seen this old chap before - he looks rather old and quite tattered, judging by the shape of his mouth, battle scars and condition of his mane. I like the crop and presentation, sharpness, as well as tonality - all spot on. This sighting occurred early morning and I love the way the sun lights up his mane and part of his face ( LHS )- he gave you quite a look there...just for interest' sake, I would like to know, was he in fairly good condition? I notice few spots of blood on his whiskers, looks like he had something to eat the night before:)
Kind regards,
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Hi Andreas - Thanks for starting off the theme. Nice look at this old warrior. He certainly is a bit battle scarred. Excellent detail and eye contact. The comp works well. Nice one.
TFS,
Rachel
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Hi Andreas,
love the look he gives you, the "I have seen all" *humans* 
Very nice details, but not quite there as you do it usual! The light is very nice on his head, all fits for me in this one.
Have a great day
Ciao Anette
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I really like the detail and it is a very clean shot, I know you shoot to the right, in this case can you remember if you had a few blinkies on the camera LCD - just curious how far to the right because it is so clean.
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The eye contact and embattled look is great. I did wish for a bit mor room on the left side of the image.
Douglas Bolt
DougBoltPhotography.com
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Thank you Andreas, appreciate the info regarding this male lion. Andre believes we have some images of this same character from February last year at the same location, but cannot be sure it is him - I found mostly profile shots of that male, some taken at some distance and I cannot count the spots:)
We will think of you when camping at Polentswa
Warmest regards,
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This old boy has got a few tales to tell, that's for sure.
As good a composition/framing as one could muster shooting vertically straight onto a lion, Andreas! 
Clarity, contrast, tone all look good to me.
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Hi Andreas, I like the side lighting on this, interesting. Nice detail and I like the head on stare, bit of a wonky mouth though
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TFS
Steve
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