Polentswa War Lord

[Gabriela Plesea]

Hello friends,

Another lion for you in sweet morning light

Just checked the time and location, this frame was captured at Polentswa on the Botswana side of the Kalahari Transfrontier Park at 7:05 am.


Techs:

Nikon D4

Nikon 300 mm F2.8.

ISO 640

F6.3

1/2000s.

Hope you have a wonderful evening, and many thanks for taking the time to view - I appreciate it.
Comments and critique very welcome

Warmest regards,

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Gabriela - Gorgeous warm light for this majestic king. The placement in frame here is a tough one because the body is pointing to the left but he's looking back to the right. I feel like I want a little more room on the right but avoiding putting the lion at the center of the frame. Tones, detail and colors look good.

TFS,
Rachel

[haseeb badar]

Hi Gabriela -- Another beauty of an image. I guess this is the same Lion that you have posted earlier. What a handsome chap. I loved the light and the colours of the subject and the environment. Placement of the subject was tricky her but still works for me. Definitely some more space in the direction he is looking and coming down from the LHS would be another otion IMO. But a fantastic image with excellent details and lovely light.

TFS !

[Basil Dardagan]

Cheepers this is a fantastic image !!! Such a pleasure to view !!! Absolutely love it

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A sweet image Gabriela with great light and pose. I am ok with composition as is but certainly some good alternate suggestions above.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you so much dear Rachel, Haseeb and Basil:)

Rachel, I do have more on the RHS but there were some unsightly dry branches I had to eliminate by cropping. In the previous frames the lion is looking to the left and so the comp works really well, I just liked his pose here.

And yes Haseeb it is the same lion I posted earlier. I wanted to show you his entire mane:)

Basil, so good to hear from you. I know how much you love lions I still remember an image of yours entitled " Majesty", I think it was in 2015? Also "Three Lions in 2012", right? And many other memorable frames

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you Sanjeev, much appreciated.

Sorry to omit your name above, I guess we were posting at the same time


Kind regards,

[Jonathan Ashton]

Another majestic image Gabriela, I agree maybe a little more on the RHS would have been good, alternatively for the reasons you mentioned maybe a tad off RHS.
But wow what a beautiful animal. The lion always has and always will be my favourite animal. I used to have an imaginary lion as a child and my mum had to keep doors open for it to follow me into shops. One day I told one lady to "mind my Leo" - she nearly trod on him, I was about 6 years old at the time. Mum said "Leo" just disappeared when I was about 10, and never heard of again. I think this would have made a good Leo.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Jon that is so sweet, your imaginary Lion! Loved your story!

My Dad used to tell me when I was little that he would take me to Africa one day and tame a wild lion for me. Sadly he did not live to fulfil his promise and so ten years later I came here on my own. It was my passion for wildlife that brought me to Africa I wish you could see those beautiful lions of the Kalahari, they are truly majestic and every encounter is so special. Basil will tell you the same thing:)

I promise to share more Leo images for you

Have a wonderful evening,

[Andrew Merwin]

A great frame with wonderful light, a neat pose that shows the majesty of these wonderful predators. TFS.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thank you so much Andrew

Kind regards,

[Glenn Pure]

Yes, another beauty Gabriela. This has the same great qualities of your earlier close-up version with great light, lovely colour palette and the wispy grass - not to mention the regal nature so well captured and shown. No fault finding from me on this one.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Glenn, you are so kind with your words, thank you so much:)