I have just returned from a very, very short trip to our Kruger National Park. Whilst I normally dont get to see any of the cats, I was very fortunate to have this Lioness all to myself. We were driving slowly on the road following her in a riverbed as she scanned for her breakfast. We took a gamble and drove slightly ahead of her, and then stopped and turned my car engine off. She then literally came up the river bank and sat down about 4m from our car. She was facing the river looking for the Kudu's and Impala that had scampered off due to her presence. I captured this shot through the car ( looking out the passenger window ) as she turned her head to look across the road. This was full frame, although I have taken a bit off the top in pp work. The BG is as shot - the distant opposite riverbank.
Canon 1D Mark IV
Canon 300mm F/2.8
1/1250
F/5.0
ISO 640
Exp comp +0.33
Hand held from the car.







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. Nice head turn she gave you with a beautiful amber eye. Color and detail look good. You're right about the sweet bg. I can see an alternate crop coming from the left to the shoulder but it works as is too.

