Lions of Masai Mara # 4 ( The King in Rains )

[Harshad Barve]

Dear All

Masai Mara in evening short rains
D3 , 200-400/F4 at F8 , ISO 800 , 1/50 sec
All C & C are most welcome
Harshad

[RakeshDhareshwar]

Surreal !! The rain adds a lot .

Would be tempted to crop this to a pano and avoid the upper portion . Also , the vegetation near the lion seems slightly OS ....could be my monitor .

[Robert Amoruso]

Harshad,

Going for an open look here to accentuate the rain a good idea. I would have preferred that you presented this with the tops of the trees in the BG not clipped however. I would agree that a crop to just below the treeline in the BG would be worth investigating.

[Harshad Barve]

Here is re-post

[Andrew Merwin]

I prefer the OP because it creates a sense of place. The RP could be located anywhere e.g. a Texas game farm. I think the rain makes this image. Maybe a bit of CCW rotation in the OP. The BG is so vague that the clipped trees are a non-issue for me. TFS this neat image Harshad.

[Rachel Hollander]

I prefer the repost. I think it places more emphasis on the lion and the rain. There are several what I presume are spots from rain on the lens (they look like dust spots). I would get rid of those. I know your feelings about cloning but assume you have no problem removing dust or rain spots. In the repost they are near the middle top.

TFS,
Rachel

[ramesh anantharaman]

Harshad,

Real magical lighting very well captured here. I like the original post.

[Pieter de Waal]

Harshad I too prefer the OP , like the rain effect created here , good choice of SS.

[Morkel Erasmus]

Love the rain in this one Bhai...
I am not sure which I prefer...would have loved more of the trees as the OP has more depth...do you have one where you zoomed out more??

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Bhai, lovely colours, with good eye contact from the big fellow. The rain certainly does add a nice touch. I prefer your OP.

[Harshad Barve]

thanks everyone . OP is my personal choice too