Another Mating pair @ Ruaha

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

This was another pair mating next to the one I posted earlier. The BG here was better, but they preferred to mate in the shade rather than in the lovely golden light.
1/640
f/7.1
ISO 1600
7D II
100-400 II @ 148mm

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Sanjeev - As we all know, the big cat's prefer the shade. Unfortunately, that's something outside our control. I think this frame is better than the other one. I like her nonchalant look and the inclusion of the tails.

TFS,
Rachel

[haseeb badar]

HI Sanjeev -- Another nice mating scene captured . The varying expressions are adding to the image . A lower angle might have helped here , but that is not an option always .

TFS !

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Sanjeev .... sorry to say .. but she does look bored .. come on boy get it done .
Nice scene and i also like that you have captured all parts of them .
Lovely colors and good tones in the image , i would just watch the blacks , they do look a bit too intense i think .

You got some nice stuff , recently posted .

TFS Andreas

[Morkel Erasmus]

Agree with Rachel, it works better than the other one!
She does not look impressed at all. As an aside, were there no big males around? Quite a young one that is "doing the duties", unless their manes don't grow that full in Ruaha?

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Sanjeev, I think/feel having gone for a wide capture here again (albeit better than the previous) I would have bolted on the 500 (perhaps with the 1.4) to capture the facial expression of the male, which I feel has more gripping appeal for the audience. Having more SS would have created a better RAW too. Agree with Andreas about the blacks.

A lower angle might have helped here

Agree Haseeb, backing off and shooting with the 500 & 1.4 would have created that.

TFS
Steve