Kalahari Queen

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 19, 2011114 views6 comments

Following on the previous post of the two lionesses feeding, a few people felt the image was a bit bloody. Here is another one of the lioness without the gore

. Well almost. I love the stare in her eyes. All business!. The wasn't great as it was overcast and the ladies decided to stay in the road on the white sand. But hey, I'd rather have this image than none at all.

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Author Neal Cooper
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/800
Av( Aperture Value ) 7.1
Metering Mode Partial Metering
ISO Speed 500
Auto ISO Speed ON
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length 500.0mm
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on June 19, 2011 at 8:56 PM

Beautiful image showing how raw nature is

Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments

Comment posted by Cam Held on June 19, 2011 at 11:06 PM

Haha wow that is an amazing animal! Of course I'll probably say what everyone else does: "I wish she wasn't in the road" but I do realize there was nothing you could do, and I think you did amazingly well with what you had! The lion's stare is so powerful! Comp works well for me!

-Cam

Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 20, 2011 at 1:10 AM

Incredible detail and nice gaze. The blood tells you what has occurred, the road is a minor drawback at most. I understand that you probably want to limit the presence of the road, but a slightly looser composition would work pretty well also I think.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 20, 2011 at 9:17 AM

Hi Neal,

Well, if I had to choose one or the other, I'd go for the previous more gory image. Not that this isn't a strong image, but I liked the context provided by the carcass in the previous post. Technically this looks strong but I would tend to go with Gary's suggestion of a slightly looser crop (assuming you have the room to work with). Very compelling eyes in this shot and I quite like how the tip of the tail is up-turned - minor thing but adds to the image for me.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Manoj Vallati on June 20, 2011 at 11:44 AM

Line the bruteness of the image, the bloody mouth and the curiosity in her eyes as if she did not know what she ate is interesting
a tiny contrast boost would help I guess

Registered on February 24, 2011, 49 Posts, 148 Comments

Comment posted by James Campbell on June 22, 2011 at 12:52 PM

Beautiful shot - I'd also have her on the road than not at all! The blood tells the story...

Registered on January 12, 2009, 48 Posts, 377 Comments