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    I thought I would take a break from posting theme images though I still have a few more species to go. On previous trips to South Africa I saw tons of leopards but on my most recent trip the lion sightings far outnumbered the leopards both in South Africa and Zambia so I came away with a ton of lion images. We came across these 2 young males in South Luangwa N. P. They have just started venturing into the area because there are other dominant males there. Here they had one scrap from a kill and were hiding out in the bushes among all the leaves.

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    HH from safari vehicle, cropped a little off rhs to remove bright grasses, levels, curves, selective burning, sharpened in CCPS.

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    Love the possessive/threatening pose here Rachel with good intensity in the eyes, understanding you have a busy dry croton thicket BG, but would have liked to see more of the intruder.

    TFS


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    Thanks Marc. Problem of a fixed lens too . With the zoom I could have backed off slightly to include more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rachel Hollander View Post
    Thanks Marc. Problem of a fixed lens too . With the zoom I could have backed off slightly to include more.
    Yes... I know the feeling


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    I like the intensity here, Rachel! No problem with the frame-filling composition.
    Worth exploring a mono version that separates the lion and croton BG a bit more tonally?
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    Hi Rachel -- Seems you have plenty of great images from your trip ! Loved the expression , absolutely ferocious ! Yes a bit more inclusion of the other lion would have been even better but this also works for me . Excellent sharpness and details . I liked this one .

    TFS !

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    Rachel that is excellent, the image makes me feel as though I am very close to the lion. The detail is wonderful and if it is cropped I think it is just right... and if it wasn't well done anyway!

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    Thanks Morkel, Haseeb and Jon. I'm glad you like the intensity of this one. Morkel, I haven't tried a mono but might give it a go. Jon, only a slight crop from the right to remove some bright grasses.

    Thanks again,
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    A scene with real emotion, Rachel. An excellent viewpoint and I think is better for not having been able to zoom out - the lion on the left becomes an implied presence and all the more threatening for it.

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    Hi Rachel, love the eye contact and aggressive behaviour from the Lion facing us, and managed to capture excellent detail on him too. The colours look great, as does the comp.

    Couldn't you have got out the vehicle and moved the stick.

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    Thanks Mike and Stu. Stu - I'm sure I could have gotten out of the vehicle, just doubt I would have made it back.

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