Kalahari Souls

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 6, 2011347 views11 comments

Two (of a group of 5) lionesses waking up at dusk to start the hunt on the seemingly empty Kalahari plains.
Sky and FG were processed separately and blended into one image.

Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana
Camera Model Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Shutter Speed 1/125 Sec.
Aperture Value f/6.3
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 180mm
FF

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 6, 2011 at 12:31 PM

What a splendid almost mirror image of these two Lionesses :^) How fortunate you were to have such beautiful colour in the sky as a back drop too. A very pleasing picture Vincent, very well done :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 6, 2011 at 3:13 PM

The lions have my attention. Not only the ears, but the white markings on the chins and nose areas make them very pronounced in the frame even though they seem fairly far away. Not that I don't like the frame, I think its composed very well for the subjects. One thing I'd play with though, is I'd try a little more contrast in the sky.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on April 6, 2011 at 5:09 PM

Vincent the mood, composition and soft light here makes this a stand-out image. I don't think the 720px version does it justice, in fact it seems degraded in IQ when compared to the larger version, and therefore I am glad you posted it!

Nice job in blending back the sky - I often do that to convey the mood I saw with my eyes at the time.

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Darren Colello on April 6, 2011 at 6:42 PM

An excellent composition Vincent. I feel like (and wish I were) there. Very well done, thanks for sharing this beauty.

Registered on July 27, 2009, 175 Posts, 1100 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on April 6, 2011 at 11:05 PM

What a cool scene. Nice of them to pose for you like this. It's such a pretty sky, but the image does seem a bit washed out to me (same thing Wayne was getting at I think).

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on April 7, 2011 at 1:05 AM

The whole scene is lovely, Vincent, but the light on the lioness' faces seems unreal, especially with the sunset in the bg. Maybe, a tad less brightening on the foreground would have made it more 'acceptable', but that's just my opinion.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on April 7, 2011 at 5:41 AM

Great animalscape Vincent! Love the comp and suggestion of room it provides and with a very nice lightshow to go with it!

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on April 7, 2011 at 8:48 AM

I just love the glorious skies and this looks very fascinating ! Lions too are adding lots of value to the frame.
If this was mine, I would have preferred darker foreground. When you see this kind of scene with naked eye, the foreground normally appears somewhat darker than the sky.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 8, 2011 at 11:19 AM

I like the minimalist feel to this composition and the lovely sky adds drama.

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on April 8, 2011 at 4:29 PM

A very nice animalscape with a great late day feel. Nicely done.

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on April 21, 2011 at 12:30 PM

Nice feel of the african twilight, complete with its queens. You caught them posing nicely

Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments