Lion's Death Glare for Lance

[Rachel Hollander]

I thought I would post this image for Lance because he was sitting next to me when it was taken. One of the younger generation of male lions at Tswalu in the Kalahari.

Canon 7D2
100-400 II @ 400mm
1/1250
f6.3
ISO 800
HH from safari vehicle, ff, levels, curves, reduced reds slightly, sharpened in PSCC.

C&C welcome and appreciated. Thanks,

Rachel

[Lance van de Vyver]

Wow I remember these boys! You should see them now they are HUGE!

[haseeb badar]

Hi Rachel -- Looks lovely ! That eye contact makes this for me and as usual you have those fine details which takes the IQ top notch. Nice portrait of this beautiful animal. Just slightly tight at the top for my liking .

TFS !

[Dumay de Boulle]

Lovely texture in the fur....I like the pink in the fur. Nice image.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello Rachel,

Lovely young lion, the remains of blood in his mane and serious stare make him appear less innocent than he probably was at the time...

I like the image as presented. Just for interest sake I tried a tight vertical crop and IMO it works as well. Lots of detail here, golden light, sharpness is there from nose to ears. Good thinking on the techs! Those flies must be such a nuisance, I always wonder how lions put up with them - shaking one's head does not help as they fly off and come back again.

A pleasure to view this frame, thank you so much for sharing. I like the pose you captured. As you already know, those Kalahari lions are my favourite subjects to photograph. Their penetrating looks give an impression of alertness and contained energy, it is as if they thrive on the harsh light and heat of this environment. Ferocious perhaps yet so tolerant of humans, don't you think? I guess my enthusiasm for the species will never fade and I shall keep trying to portray them, irrespective of whether I have any talent for doing so

Warmest regards,

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Lance, Haseeb, Dumay and Gabriela. I'm glad you like this one. Gabriela, I shot some in portrait orientation. I'll share one soon. Dumay, great to see you back.

Thanks again,
Rachel

[keith mitchell]

Rachel already mentioned I know but the texture and detail on the fur of this magnificent beast is brilliant ,also the lovely soft look of the eyes all adds to a great looking image.

Keith.

[Steve Kaluski]

Well executed Rachel, if you have it then a sliver more above or a tad less on the LHS.

TFS
Steve

[Rachel Hollander]

Thanks Keith and Steve. Steve - this is ff.

[Steve Kaluski]

Steve - this is ff.

So you could extend it a sliver?????

[Rachel Hollander]

Only by extending the canvas and using content aware fill which I prefer not to do. This is full frame as posted ("ff").