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Hi Rachel .... the next generation does not look for sure as impressive as the last one you posted .If he is lucky he might make it to that stage .
Nice tight head shot with well controlled side lighting , light seem that it was already somehow harsh .Lovely colors and good that you have created the very detailed eyes , good job done !!!!
I do find the sharpening a fraction too strong , a tiny bit .I might try to reduce the sharpening by using a inverted red channel ( not at full strength ) on the final sharpening layer .
The BG is not ideal in my eyes , to busy and the overall contrast is too strong , if you treat BG and subject differently you will have a better separation between both , just my 2 cents 
Nice one Rachel ... TFS Andreas
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Andreas has touched on some good points, and apart from the sharpening being on threshold level, you've done quite well granted conditions weren't optimal Rachel.
Good to here that Tswalu care about genetic diversity and wish a similar policy implemented in Ngorongoro.
TFS
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Hi Rachel, I would look at a 10x8 so there is less on the LHS, thus giving more to the subject. The other issues have been covered in the above.
TFS
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Thanks guys, much appreciated.
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Some good points covered already, Rachel. Could it go a touch darker overall?
I notice some blood on the mane. It's got a bit of a reddish tone but knowing the effect of red Kalahari sand and dust I am fine with that.
Not much you can do with the BG in this one, I would suggest an inverted clarity brush in LR/ACR, easiest using the radial tool.
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Hi Rachel -- I love the big cat closeups and liked this one also . But I also with the above suggestions especially by Andreas , sharpening looks a bit strong to me also and not an ideal BG . You are always spot on with the whites though .
TFS !
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The lion looks great to me Rachel, lovely tones and clean whites. I would consider negative clarity or Viveza to destrutcture/desaturate and lower contrast on the background.
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Thanks Morkel, Haseeb and Jon, much appreciated.
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beaitiful cat, love the sharpness and 1/3 positioning but find the highlights of the branches distracting as they are on the same tonal range as some areas on the lion. perhaps a graduated highlight reduction in lightroom?, a shallower fstop might have been nicer and thown the background out more, not sure what you can open up to with this lens/2x combo
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