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    Another image from our morning with the lions enjoying their buffalo kill made the previous evening. With the carcass located on the steep slope of the river bank, there was no direct light for most of the sighting.

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    C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

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    Hi Rachel, spare ribs for the king. I feel the light or lack of as you stated has helped here, as the red of the blood is exposed perfectly. I like your comp with the lion feeding on one side, and the outline of the ribs on the other side.

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    Dearest Rachel,

    Those streaks of blood on the white of the carcass could easily convince me you witnessed and captured this scene just after the kill. There's a sense of immediate death here that is very dramatic, so much so that the lion did not have to be there...this image is so vivid it will probably "stalk" me for some time. No feeling of panic and no fear, the "gore" is not disturbing, at least to me. The carcass does remain the focus of my attention, much more interesting and revealing than the lion itself, or the act of mastication or ingestion on his part. In other words, the colour and shape of the remains is (to me at least) more significant than the presence of the king himself.

    Just my thoughts tonight and I could be wrong, I believe we are so concerned with techs sometimes that we forget to be moved. Perhaps that is because I am not so clued up on techs. In all truth, I cannot find anything wrong with this image even if I wanted to. It is - to my knowledge - well exposed and has great detail, well composed, nicely balanced, sharp, great colours - everything 100% so far as I am concerned. But what really grabs me is the gap in the carcass where I can see the grass, those tendons or skin bits half chewed by the lion near his mouth, the sheer satisfaction as he is feeding his hunger, eyes closed. I can imagine him stalking and killing his victim barely hours before. It's all there, but not necessarily obvious: no antelope is safe from the king. I can smell the fresh carcass and the blood, I see the adult lion but also the cub in him not too long ago, a survivor who learnt from his pride.

    Thank you Rachel for sharing this, I not only enjoyed viewing but also giving you my thoughts on this image - which is so easy to do, and so pleasurable, when something really moves me.

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    Hi Rachel. I have to say a bit too much gore for me, sorry :(. Loi

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    Hi Rachel - If Gabriela visits the post thn she very elaborately describes what one is feeling abt the image and i really enjoy her comments and explanations and in her opening sentence she has described the dripping blood which (unfortunately from Loi's point of view ) i liked it in the image . As usual u have got all the technicalities spot on.

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    Amazing image Rachel.

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    Hi Rachel.
    Gabriela's left such a great comment, it's hard to add to it. It's not the most gripping photo of a lion on a carcass I've ever seen, but yet I found myself exploring the textures and colour for quite some time when viewing the image. The stark outline of the ribs also caught my eye. I wonder if you explored a monochrome version?
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    Thanks everybody, much appreciated. Loi - no worries, that's why I include the warning. Morkel - I haven't tried a b&w yet but maybe for next month's theme.

    Thanks again,
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    Works for me Rachel, but I was there too, so enjoyed the whole sighting. This is life in the bush and so for me, it conveys the life & death struggle.

    Might be the laptop, but the subject looks a little oversharp and contrasty, but that could just be the screen, but sadly won't be back for another week, then off off so limited time.

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    Thanks Steve!

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