Lyin' Lion (colour version)

[Morkel Erasmus]

This is a colour version of a previous sepia post of mine (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/showthread.php?t=46121)...I originally converted to 2-tone because the colours of the surrounding foliage was distracting. I revisited it and boosted the contrast until the lion stood out significantly enough for me.

Did I overdo it?

Techs:
Canon 1000D with 100-400mm L IS USM @ 400mm
f6.3 @ 1/500 SS @ ISO-800
Exp 0

[Harshad Barve]

Morkelbhai
IMHO B/W looks better , Color version is bit overdone
TFS

[Marc Mol]

Sorry Morkel, I'm with Harshad on this as well.

[Morkel Erasmus]

no worries Harshad & Marc - I also still prefer the B&W, good to know what works though...

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Bothj are lovely and very majestic looking with a pleasing composition. I agree with above comments but love the feeling in this capture. Thanks for sharing Morkel.

[Stu Bowie]

You are the master at B&W mate, so I feel your OP works better than this one. In this, the face is overdone a tad. Make no mistake, its great to give everything a try.