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    A very active young lioness at the Masai Mara . Contrary to what our guide said that the Mara lions are lazy esp, during the migration , this individual had boundless energy !!! She was doing all the kinds of 'mischief' possible to ensure that her brothers and sisters join in the fun .

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    Shutters : 1/400
    Speed : ISO 400

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    Love the mischievous pose with curled tongue here Rakesh, have done a quick repost using a lumo mask @ 50% opacity, giving it a bit more contrast and depth.
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    Rakesh,

    Got to love that tongue, I think your OP lacks a little in "oomph", Marc's repost has resulted in something similar to what I would have done

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    Terrific image RD , nice healthy girl and that tongue here , I am also re-posting
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    Hi Rakesh, this has an almost, 'delicate' feel to it, with its fine detail.

    Would suggest a slight tweak in Exposure and then some in Levels, not much, just enough for the image to have a bit more depth to it, but do not apply to the face area. Also watch your files, I think you may find this is RGB, not sRGB and when opened in PS there is a hint of red coming through compared to the OP, Marcs is going in the right direction, but illustrates the slight red warmth to it.

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    Agree, I see red in original. Harshad's repost best - so far
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    Some good suggestions all round, Rakesh...

    One question - are you SURE this was a female? I mean, did you inspect the "tools"? The reason I ask is that the lion looks quite 'stocky' and there seems to be a semblance of an emerging mane around its neck? Or am I just tired??
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    Yeah ! Harshad's repost looks perfect . But here is the dilemma . I remember processing it perfectly and taking out any casts .
    So , I opened this same image in PS and there was no cast . I used 'Save as ' for saving the file after converting it to 8 bit sRGB , and the file it saves still has a red cast . I had saved the earlier one with 'Save for Web' command . Any possible explanation for this ?

    @ Morkel : Did'nt check the tools , dude . Went with what the guide told me . Maybe he had checked it .

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    Also love the tongue, repost look great with a little more contrast TFS

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    Quote Originally Posted by RakeshDhareshwar View Post
    @ Morkel : Did'nt check the tools , dude . Went with what the guide told me . Maybe he had checked it .
    All good...better trust the guide's judgement as he knows the animals in his neck of the woods......was just commenting on how it looked to me
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