You don't see too many Lions in trees, let alone an adult male.
Xakanaxa region- Botswana Sept 09
D3 500VR 1/250S ISO200@f/8
C & C most welcome
Cheers
Marc
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You don't see too many Lions in trees, let alone an adult male.
Xakanaxa region- Botswana Sept 09
D3 500VR 1/250S ISO200@f/8
C & C most welcome
Cheers
Marc
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Very interesting, Marc. Do you think he was stalking someone? Not sure he would get there running away.
The tree frames him nicely and you can do an inverse S curve to reduce contrast.
Thanks Fabs
It was quite strange really, as there were two females that were also in the same tree, unfortunately not at the same time.
I think they were just admiring the view, they certainly weren't interested in any prey as this pride (13-15 in number) had killed a large buffalo the previous evening.
So the behavior is even more interesting, thanks for sharing, Marc.
One beautiful image for sure
Marc your images inspires me to visit Africa
TFS
Great capture Marc - a kitten up a tree. I'm learning so much about the big cats from BPN. Light was pretty strong so maybe Fabs' contrast suggestion will sweeten this image up a bit.
Good comp Marc, though lighting tough. Done well. Looks as though they use trees as vantage points for game spotting. (Wouldn't surprise me as have seen the same in Nakuru NP, Kenya). TFS
Classic case for the use of the "Sunny 16". Bright African sunlight, stop down to F16 in the non, sweat light. It would have been interesting to see the ground to judge the height the male had climbed. Very good capture of a non usual Lion behaviour
Regards
Steve
Hey Marc, lions cant climb trees like leopards, so Im thinking he's walked up there, ( if you know what I mean. ) Having said that, this is a first for me too. Great eye contact, and nicely framed. Well captured.
Awesome image Marc. I have never seen an image like this and certainly a lovely composition too. Fine work Marc.
I like the diagonal the tree limbs make. I would go with a reverse s-curve to lower contrast.
Very unique image. I like how the tree frames the lion.
Picture of females want me to fly down there now:D:D
Repost looks better
TFS
Marc, the repost is definitely much better. Love the image with the lion looking at you and the trunks framing him. Very nice.
Marc,
Another rarity, it seems like you had some good luck. Repost is much better, just goes to prove that you do not need to go to specialised tree climbing Lion areas, they do it everywhere.
A very good capture of something different. The repost does look better i must say.

Did not know they could climb, magnificent cats!
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