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A most unusual but impressively maned male here Hilary. The front torso appears to have nice detail, however his rear section is showing some noise (as far as one can tell from a limited size web posting).
The BG looks very clean, however the grassed FG appears devoid of much detail, perhaps a little too heavy on NR here?
All in all this guy really stands out considering the low light conditions and you should be quite happy with your PP skills.
TFS
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Hi Hilary, you did very well considering the conditions you had to play with and he looks a good size and condition.
A couple of points which Marc has also highlighted too.
- Firstly there are some artifacts (halo) around the RHS contour of the body & front leg
- Agree with Marc about easing off on the NR, if it's what I think it is then easy to do
- Looks like some cloning in the front. Have you tried extending the FG? If so, once again easy to do, there is a great tool
I would also consider opening the image up via Levels & Curves, although Robert might also add here? The only issue you then may have is that it does not reflect the scene/time of day. Also you could afford a fraction off the LHS losing the black items at the foot, bottom LHC, WDYT?
Glad you posted this in the route to developing your PP skills.
Hope this helps, any questions just ask.
Post Production: It’s ALL about what you do with the tools and not, which brand of tool you use.

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Nice shot Hilary. I like the pose, nice shooting angle and BG. I am not sure the 7D can manage such high ISO as noise becomes a bit too noticeable.
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Thanks Marc, Steve and Ofer, plenty to consider.
No cloning done at all, probably just a product of the poor condition of the file.
Ofer, in my opinion the 7D struggles very much with these high ISOs although others have managed better images than me. But look at it this way, when you are tired of your mk4 and send it to me I'll have no noise issues at all!!
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You are quite right Morkel about exposing. I have learnt much about the camera and just wish I could get to Africa more often to test different processes.
This image is cropped from horizontal to vertical so a big crop and although I like the pose I wouldn't consider using this for anything but as a processing exercise. Thanks for all the tips. It will be interesting to see if I can get better files on my next trip!!!
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Like the intense stare and the clean surroundings. Agree with a little over-exposure when capturing images.
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Hey, if you can play with your PP skills on your images, then my turn too
To me and my monitor, original looks a bit dark/dull, also a bit blue /magenta.
Also in PS when I zoom I'm seeing pixels become more "obvious", bigger, at smaller image magnification than I would expect. Don't know what is causing that, original image, your PP, or BPN, or ??
Anyway, FWIW here's quick re-work, original on left, then nothing but a bit brighter and taking away little blue and magenta (no change in contrast nor saturation).
Tom
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Thanks Tom, I think any practise to improve pp skills for us all is excellent so no problem re working mine. Looks good (at least given the original working material!
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Great pose and expression you captured, Hilary. Beautiful lion, and some excellent advice regarding improving the image. I too struggle with the 7D's limitations at high ISO, sometimes its worth the extra effort, but I usually go no higher than 800, and rarely above 1000. Sad but true. Wondering what Canon body handles high ISO the best? Think I'll go ask in the general photography forum...
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Brendan Dozier
I too struggle with the 7D's limitations at high ISO, sometimes its worth the extra effort, but I usually go no higher than 800, and rarely above 1000. Sad but true. Wondering what Canon body handles high ISO the best? Think I'll go ask in the general photography forum...
I will be interested in the responses you get. Glad to know someone who shares my pain!
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Wow ! A lovely capture ! Handsome male !! Too bad, the 7D does not hold up the hi ISO images quite so well . Tom's repost does look good . I too was considering the 7D as a second body option , but did not because of the hi iso noise performance .
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Love the pose and your angle as well as the great kinda curious playful expression. Comments on the noise noted I had problems with the 7D on this and finslly moved to the MIII. Nice difference IMO
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Nice shot. I loved the pose and BG. 7D cannot manage such high ISO as noise becomes too noticeable.
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You know my thoughts Hilary , DPP is the way to go IMHO 
TFS
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Harshad, I thought you might offer me a D3!?
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I think its great, perfect pose and so nice out in the open...I would suggest the same as Morkel, always trying to overexpose when shooting at high ISO with that camera
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Rachel … it is so true! I am consoled by the thought that being in the bush surrounded by wild animals doing their thing is sometimes more important than the photography (did I dare say that on a photo critiquing site?
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