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Originally Posted by
Marc Mol
Just seeing drinking lions
head on is an experience in itself Ray
a nice low POV and reflection, was this F/F, just wondering if you had more room so as not to cut the lioness ear, and whether you have any more of that nice reflection?
Yes, would have preferred some more eye contact, and we know how they never read scripts

but would be happy to have this in my files.
TFS
Thanks Marc, yes, there is much more room, I was going for the low waterline in the frame., and a more tight, intimate view.
Thanks!
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A fantastic shot, Raymond! Marc has read my mind so I don't have to repeat his suggestions.
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Hi Raymond - Another nice look at the drinking lions. For me, the clipped ears of the lioness are more problematic than a central shore line. Perhaps post the full frame image and we can suggest alternate crops.
TFS,
Rachel
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Thanks to you all for the suggestions!
Full frame untouched, just a few small adjustments in ACR.
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a quick edit per your suggestions, Thanks!
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Hi Raymond, great capture here and the previous image as well. Cropping is a personal thing. I actually do not mind to see more reflection of the lion's face. If it were mine, I would take ever so slightly the left and the top and keep as much of the reflection as possible. TFS. Loi
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Hello Raymond,
Thank you for sharing this special moment with us, a lovely tranquil scene of mother and cub drinking at the edge of the water and some lovely reflection as well - well seen and captured!
I like Rachel's crop, it brings a nice balance to the image and I love to be able to see the tips of the lioness' ears. I am a bit puzzled with your choice of settings though - 1/160s is (to my mind) not near enough to get a perfectly sharp frame, especially when the lions are drinking and therefore some movement there to contend with. I admit I never shot with a D300 but had a D300S for some time though, in terms of ISO I could go up to a value of 800 without having to cope with noise. Any particular reason you avoided higher ISO, despite the need for doing so?
I love the closeness here between mother and cub, it shows a degree of affection. Lionesses make wonderful moms, I think this is where the strength of this image lies.
Than you so much for sharing, I do hope to see more images from your travels,
Kind regards,
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Rachel's crop is what I would present myself, though more in a 3:2 ratio. For me, if I want a tighter image, I use a converter, or two. 
Nice POV Raymond. I love your shots from Africa mate!
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Hi Raymond! So good seeing you post on here...I have been away for 2 weeks so forgive my late bout of commenting.
I agree with the initial assessments and given your FF image would go for your 2nd crop...with the tail being cut off from the outset, your tighter crop with part of the female's back also clipped makes the clipped tail less of an issue for me (they never do cooperate with their tails). A lovely moment that's worth capturing and presenting to others!
Looking forward to more!
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thanks everyone... yes , everything in photography is personal choice, but we all should enjoy and appreciate suggestions.
ISO was always an issue for me back then, as I had not used any NR until I picked up the d800... now I will shoot up to 4000 iso, makes a
very nice difference.
Thanks for all the input!! so cool.