Lions of Serengeti # 1

[Harshad Barve]

Dear all

here are few images of Serengeti Lions
D300 , 300/f4 + 1.4x at F5.6 , ISO 400
All C & C are most welcome
Harshad

[Hilary Hann]

Quite a belly on this lion. Nice separation between subject and background. How high off the ground was the lion? Very nice environmental portrait. TFS.

[Harshad Barve]

How high off the ground was the lion?

Thanks Hilary , Taken from roof of Land Rover

[Hilary Hann]

Thanks Hilary , Taken from roof of Land Rover

Thanks Harshad, not how high you were, but the lion from the ground!

[Grant Atkinson]

Hi Harshad, another nice unusual one, the tree frames him very well. Well done on getting yourself higher up Looks like you had a good time with lions
TFS
Grant

[Gary Hamilton]

Who ever said a leopard can't change his spots?--LOL!!! I think I would prefer to see the lion in little more of a ROT position but the configuration of the branches might present some challenges. In any case, this is a fine, and uncommon, environmental image.

[Morkel Erasmus]

very nice Bhai - love seeing lions in trees (actually, I love seeing lions in any other position than sleeping haha )

I would crop slightly tighter from RHS and bottom to remove the twigs sticking into the frame at the bottom and place the lion on a stronger point composition-wise.

[DanWalters]

Very nice! Like how the tree frames the lion.

[Chris Korman]

Great capture from a more unusual perspective. I like how the tree's limbs form a triangle and diagonally bisect the image in two and would be lost if cropped. I however am a little bit distracted by the branch in the upper right hand corner and the one in the lower right hand corner, perhaps a vignette might help w/ that issue if you are adverse to removing them.

[Sid Garige]

Gives a great sense of lion and tree Harshad. Very nice.

[Ken Watkins]

Harshad,

A fine young male who is obviously not hungry

Your tremendous run of good sightings continues, a Lion lying down but in a tree, no doubt escaping the flies.

I would prefer to see a much tighter crop as to my mind the branches do not really add a lot, particularly those at the top.

What do you think of this?

Seems to have gone a little yellow in conversion

[Harshad Barve]

Terrific re-post Ken
TFS

[Rachel Hollander]

Harshad - another great sighting. Well done, I like the comp of Ken's repost as well.

TFS,
Rachel

[Ken Watkins]

Harshad - another great sighting. Well done, I like the comp of Ken's repost as well.

TFS,
Rachel

Rachel,

Thank you very much

[peter delaney]

hi Harshad
lovely image.. I am trying to figure out how he got in to that tree with that belly!!

Do u have a portrait version to show the scale of how high he was in the tree?

[Winston Loong]

Is this a male or female lion? It looks to me to be a lioness. Will anyone confirm one way or another? Thanks.

[Ken Watkins]

Is this a male or female lion? It looks to me to be a lioness. Will anyone confirm one way or another? Thanks.

The obvious signs are not visible

I am no expert, but there is definitely the start of mane growth and the head seems quite large. I would estimate it is around 2/3 years.

[Steve Canuel]

Great 3-D look and clarity to this one Harshad.