Lion Cub

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 11, 2011117 views9 comments

Photo taken in the Serengeti, Tanzania. Handheld from a vehicle.
Camera: Olympus E300
f-stop: 5.6
Shutter speed: 1/500
Focal length: 200mm
Lens: ZUIKO 50 - 200mm f2.8 - 3.5

This image was not manipulated in any way but resized for this gallery.

This lion cub was laying in the grass only about 6 meters from the road. The mother was nearby but not very happy. Her ears were flat against her head ready to charge.

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on September 11, 2011 at 8:49 PM

Great eye contact...can't tell if it is sharp, but it does seem to need some web sharpening.

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Comment posted by Russell Colletta on September 11, 2011 at 10:42 PM

Beautiful subject. Great expression!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 12, 2011 at 12:18 AM

I like the eye level perspective you managed to achieve Hendrik, this makes it very intimate. That piece of grass overlapping its muzzle is a bit unfortunate, but is only a very minor distraction. I agree that the head region could use some selective sharpening.

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on September 12, 2011 at 12:31 PM

Very nice setting here. Excellent composition. Thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Hendrik BOSMAN on September 12, 2011 at 4:36 PM

Thank you for the very positive comments.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 12, 2011 at 9:17 PM

I like the intimate feel of this. Makes me feel like I am laying in the grass with the cub, nits already mentioned a out the sharpening.

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Comment posted by Hendrik BOSMAN on September 13, 2011 at 3:27 AM

Kurt that is about the best comment that I can receive. Thank you.

Though one would not have tried it in this specific setting as the mother was another 10 meters away and her ears were close to her head indicating readiness to charge

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Comment posted by Jeffry Oonk on September 13, 2011 at 3:44 AM

That's a lovely pose Hendrik.
Like the low POF that you choose to capture this cute little cat.
Thx for posting
Jef

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on September 18, 2011 at 6:04 PM

Love the backlight. Great eye contact as well.

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