Lioness Portrait

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A lioness at Masai Mara early in the morning
5D III
500 II
1/5000
f/7.1
ISO 1600
I was shooting playful young ones & noticed her basking in the golden light, hence the techs.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Sanjeev ...nice to see her that relaxed .
Lovely soft and golden light , all works well here i think .
DOF , sharpness , tones and colors .....a very nice frame .Lovely amber eyes !!!!!
Nice one ..TFS Andreas

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Sanjeev - Another very nice lioness portrait. Thanks for explaining the techs because I did wonder before seeing your explanation. The only thing I'm not sure about is the comp. It feels sort of in between for me, maybe come in a little more on the lhs.

TFS,
Rachel

[Glenn Pure]

Sanjeev, a great shot in beautiful light. The first thing that struck me when I looked at this though was the composition - agree with Rachel on this.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot Sanjeev, very nicely portrayed. I too wondered about a sliver off the LHS.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Sanjeev, thanks for the explanation re techs, but based on this it hasn't hurt the image IMHO and illustrates you can push the old 5D on ISO without issue.

Agree on the above comments, but I feel the bright blob at the foot should go, likewise upping the Exposure by a third of a stop again. I could be wrong, but adding some additional colour in the habitat & subject helps, but perhaps just a personal taste.

TFS
Steve

[John Mack]

Cool lion portrait like the straight on look and the light.