Charging Lioness

[Vivaldo Damilano]

This is another action shot of this lioness from the series posted. Comments appreciated, dont be shy Nikon D3 200-400... 1/1000 at f5.6 taken at 400 mm.

[Ken Watkins]

Vivaldo,

This looks remarkably red on my monitor, not that this is anything to go by, it also looks a little bright.

Composition wise I prefer this to the one with BG Lions, but in this one you have not got that fabulous expression on the Lions face.

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Thanks Ken, it does look red, here is another version

[Todd Frost]

Nice action captured Vivaldo. Can't comment on the natural colors of these guys, as I only see them in the zoo. Love the paws off the ground. Sharpness looks good, highlights could come down a bit for me as well. Well done.
TFS
Todd

[Vivaldo Damilano]

Thanks Todd, tried to reduce highlight area's but this was taken at about 9.30 am. The light was already very harsh, lost a bit of detail in the highlights.

[Robert Amoruso]

Good look at this galloping beauty. I like the up close look and all the paws off the ground. Would agree with Ken that the snarling post is the best of the two.

[Hilary Hann]

Vivaldo, although I really like the action you've captured here (I'm judging it on its own merits, not in comparison with earlier images), I find the high contrast from the harsh light a bit off putting. Not much you can do about it though, I suppose.

[Ken Watkins]

Vivaldo,

IF you have CS4 and presumably higher you may want to try one of the adjustment layers "Linear Contrast" and drag down the curve a little on the right side.

[Robert Amoruso]

Vivaldo,

IF you have CS4 and presumably higher you may want to try one of the adjustment layers "Linear Contrast" and drag down the curve a little on the right side.

Reverse s-curve would help here.

[Morkel Erasmus]

another great frame from this sequence, I agree that the other expression was better.

the repost still looks a bit red Vivaldo?

I like to use Robert's multiplied highlights layer in these cases. Go to channels, click on the circle icon at the bottom of that pane - this selects the highlights. Now layer it, and set the opacity of this layer to about 30% with multiply as the blending mode.

[Harshad Barve]

Nice action captured Vivaldo
TFS

[DanWalters]

Great action and I like the intense look on her face!