Hello Friends!
Decided to share this image despite a hefty crop ( about 40% of the frame) in order to get some feedback but also entertain you with something different Scene was captured on the 5th of January this year, my companions and I came upon a small lion pride during a morning game drive and spent some time observing them. They were busy feeding on a (female) warthog and we assumed the kill probably occurred in the early hours of the morning.
If you are thinking the warthog might not have been enough to satisfy two adult females and five cubs, then you are right...And there were indeed some scuffles but nothing too serious. I particularly enjoyed watching this cub holding onto his 'share' and growling as soon as another cub approached. He was the smallest of the lot I think but fierce and relentless - great surviving skills!
Why did I crop so tight? Well, while processing the image I had a few issues, one of them being the amount of vegetation at the foot of the frame. As well as above. I would have liked to have no grass at all here, just a close-up of those hungry faces over the kill. If you think I should have included the snout of the warthog let me know, I could reduce the crop. But it's not quite visible as such, hidden in the grass to a great extent.
I also added a vignette (to lessen the impact of the other characters) but it was too strong - so this is my second version with a lesser, softer vignette. Well it's not quite what I envisioned at the time but I tried my best, and as always you are welcome to critique on any aspects of the image you wish Techs to follow:
Nikon D5
Nikon 500mm F4
ISO 2500
F10
1/2000s
Hope you all have a great rest of the week, many thanks for viewing as well as comments on my previous images, I do appreciate you taking the time.
Warmest regards,