lions

[greg cowle]

Lions in a tree in Uganda. Not a distant background, but also no harsh sky looking down the valley, the soft colors work for me.
560mm, 1/1000, f5.6, ISO1600.

[Giovanni Frescura]

For me those soft colors are very ok. The backgrund help to give a relaxing idea

[Gabriela Plesea]

Beautiful sighting Greg, love the lions and the environment is superb. As well as the misty look and relaxed atmosphere.

Compositionally this works very well. I do understand you are happy with the colours... But just thinking, if this were mine I would play with the greens a bit and bring out the various nuances and shades for a more 3D feel. This would make a lovely poster or a large print.

A very pleasing scene with lots to look at and I really enjoyed viewing. Uganda must be a magic place, I have never been there. Kindly share images of other species, if you have

Kind regards,

[John Mack]

Nice to see the lions in the tree. The overall environment is very nice. Looks foggy.

[haseeb badar]

Hi Greg -- A very nice scene , indeed a special sight to get the lions on tree and both of them looking at you. I can understand that you have tried to retain the misty feel here but to me the scene appears a bit flat. You could go for slight curves adjustment to get a bit more depth and tones in overall scene.

TFS !

[greg cowle]

Thanks all for the comments. The scene was soft, I wouldn't say foggy, but it was a bit hazy. The sighting was also quite distant, so there is probably some heat haze going on limiting sharpness.

Gabriela: Uganda is just up the road for you! And this has been on my wall as a canvas print above the TV for a couple of years, bigger than the TV.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Greg you have captured a lovely scene with those two lions in the tree !!!
I think you kept the haziness quite well if this was your target , so i am fine with this .
The flatness is fitting well to the scene , just a matter of taste from the POV of the viewer .

Just think the colors are not " correct" , from my POV there is too much magenta/blue in the frame , specially in the lions and trees . Just my thoughts ..

TFS Andreas

[Marc Mol]

Having just returned from Uganda Greg this cracker of an image really tweaked my interest, perfectly happy with the softer/flatter tones/colors, but what makes this a standout is
the fact that a large male has joined the female high up, this happens so rarely, and have seen a large male high up a tree only 3 times in all my 38 yrs & 42 trips to Africa, such a treat!

TFS

[Gabriela Plesea]

Thanks all for the comments. The scene was soft, I wouldn't say foggy, but it was a bit hazy. The sighting was also quite distant, so there is probably some heat haze going on limiting sharpness.

Gabriela: Uganda is just up the road for you! And this has been on my wall as a canvas print above the TV for a couple of years, bigger than the TV.

Thank you so much Greg! Uganda is fairly close, but not close enough. I prefer to drive in my own vehicle and camp. Unfortunately right now I can only take a maximum of three weeks off, this is because of work commitments. Getting to Uganda and back would just take too long Maybe in a couple of years' time:)

[greg cowle]

Thanks Marc, I knew it was a special sighting, but didn't know it is so uncommon. I got closer to a group of females and young in a tree the next day (unfortunately, I think the group which was poisoned a year or so ago), but even though closer, much less interesting a shot.

Gabriela: kidding about the drive, I know it is a long way. Still a great place to go one day, gorillas, chimps as well as the cats etc.