Taken on the edge of the Savute Marsh, Chobe National Park, Botswana, 4th May 2010
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4 hand-held from vehicle
F7.1, ISO 400, 1/5000
Happy Young Man
Taken on the edge of the Savute Marsh, Chobe National Park, Botswana, 4th May 2010
EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4 hand-held from vehicle
F7.1, ISO 400, 1/5000
Ken,
Nice image. The tongue of the male looks a bit more saturated. Am not sure what she is saying to the king. ;) The colour of the lioness appears unusually light? One stop narrow aperture would have been good as well. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
He does look very happy :), One of best I have seen from you Ken , love that tree canopy here and both have offered you nice pose ,
Looks like I am preparing myself for Africa tour (tried my hands on 2 posts:eek::eek:)
Here is my repost with slight color blance , USM and 10 point contrast boost , apologies in advance if you dont like this
Sabyasachi
The tongue does seem extremely pink/red, this is how it looks in the RAW as well. I have never seen one this rich in colour before perhaps it is the MkIV?
Harshad,
I had incredible difficulties getting an acceptable JPEG from this and constantly seemed to loose sharpness and contrast, the TIFF I used for conversion looks oversharpened. I convert the same way every time so I have no idea what is going on.
Lovely pose here Ken but do agree that the saturation doesn't look quite right. I am seeing almost lollipop colours and a slight softness overall so I can understand your frustration, especially with a good interactive pose like this.
Having said that, I have noticed that quite a few photos I've seen recently from the Savute Marsh appear very saturated so perhaps there is something about the very green, wet season which is having an effect?? :confused:
Hilary,
Well the Marsh is certainly highly saturated:D
Ken, not quite sure what you were looking for here as both the lions look very awkward, magenta cast, & the colours are all over the place, the out of focus grass in the FG is distracting, the acacia branches serves no purpose to the framing
cheers
Hi Ken, well the colour is off, no avoiding that.
What you could try (ie MKIII) is to open it in DPP and where it says 'Colour styles' in the RAW panel click on Faithful this will give you the basics, from that then slowly colour correct.
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Thanks for your candid opinion.Originally Posted by ken dyball
Indeed. :)
Steve,
I tried but it just does not seem to work:confused:
IMHO acacia branches are creating a lot of tension in this image. Adds to the beauty of the image.
Yep Harshad I'm with you re the Acacia bush and OOF grass, it acts as a window frame and perspective.
Re colour Ken suggest you put some RAW files on a CD an mail it to me as i will get the canon boys to take a look to see if they can shed some light on it unless Al, or Artie can.
cheers
Steve
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.
Ken which internet browser are you using? .. makes a difference !!
Don't think it has much to do with the camera but if if did its easy to set up pre sets and tweak the color !!
I like the mood and tight crop. As for the colors, it looks like a magenta cast, should be easy to fix in your RAW converter.
Harshad, Steve, Al and Axel,
Thanks for your help.
I will have another go tomorrow, but I have little time as I am getting ready for a trip to Zimbabwe,
lovely moment Ken. something in the colour seems odd even after Harshad's repost - a magenta cast (maybe just ever-so-slightly) across the entire image perhaps?
another trip? you must love your life :)
Agree with others on the colour cast issue.
You've got it tough Ken! :D......where in Zim are you heading?
With Ewan again?
TFS
Colors mentioned. I like the the framing on this. Also like the branches up top, the BG, and the way the lions are turned toward each other.
Here is another try, lets see what today brings. I am viewing in Firefox and everything looks redder on the old posts, life sure is complicated:confused:
Much better colours here Ken, maybe a touch more contrast and some selective USM just to lift the lions a bit?
Your repost is awesome . The original did have a strong magenta cast . As far the branches are concerned , they add to the image !! The jungle is not meant to give you studio images .
Sorry to be so late to this party! :cool: This is such a nice capture of these happy creatures.
My overall approach was to fade the background a bit (and warm it just a touch) and adjust curves to
bring out the subject a little more. I didn't boost any colors, other than what occurs naturally when
the curves is pulled in a little on each end. Also applied S/H to the subjects mainly to increase midtone
contrast a little. Selective sharpening on the faces. The red/orange in the fur might need
backing off a little. I'm not sure about the natural colors of these animals.
Last edited by David Thomasson; 06-27-2010 at 03:48 PM. Reason: Sub in before-and-after views
Thanks, Hillary. Couldn't have done it without Ken! :D
David,
Just back from Zimbabwe, thanks for the repost.
Can't wait to see images
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