Savage Play

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 2, 2011302 views8 comments

As we noticed these 3 lions (2 sisters & a brother) from a distance they were just lying in the grass, when all of a sudden one got up and they all started fighting. It was clear two had teamed up against their sister. It was all over within a minute and they lay down again...

Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa.
Camera Model Canon EOS 1D Mark IV
Shutter Speed 1/1000 Sec.
Aperture Value f/5.6
ISO Speed 1600
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 120mm
About 80% of FF

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on November 2, 2011 at 3:11 PM

Great action and light. I would crop out the sky as it definitely draws my eye.

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Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on November 3, 2011 at 1:45 AM

Wow ! That looks serious. Never would have guessed that its just siblings fooling around.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on November 3, 2011 at 4:05 AM

Vincent,

Great stuff in what looks like difficult light, the glint on the teeth makes it for me. I agree with Paul on cropping out the sky.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Johan Malmros on November 3, 2011 at 5:46 PM

Vincent, you must have been fast on the trigger to capture that action, given the seeming lack of warning.

I am just waiting for the clash when the last one hits the other two

It seems to have built up some speed.

Is there any more space to the sides? Not that it is an issue, but in my head the imaginary end of tail is outside the frame to the right and I think a little more to the left would have been a bonus as well.

Registered on January 6, 2011, 20 Posts, 154 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on November 3, 2011 at 5:48 PM

Lovely action here Vincent, and I like how the light catches the victim's open mouth. I find myself agreeing with Paul's crop suggestion - I'd go for a pano presentation...

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

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on November 3, 2011 at 8:50 PM

Family squabbles, you gotta' love 'em, all this picture needs is a few more members, some empty beer and wine bottle scattered around, and a barbecue pit off to one side to make it the perfect capture - LOL ;^p

OK seriously, this is an absolutely marvelous image of action Vincent. Even without your explanation of what you saw, it immediately causes one to think up a story about what might be happening, what brought it about, and how it all ended, which in itself makes for a dream capture. To top it off though, you've caught this action in good light and enough of each subject's face to make the picture all the more compelling.

You must have been smiling ear to ear when you saw the result, I know I certainly would have been :^)

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

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on November 4, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Vincent you have done very well on your part, in capturing this image, where all the lions are in action and captured very nicely. However, it is the light and the terrain, which is limiting factor in the success of this image.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on November 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM

Jagdeep, you said

However, it is the light and the terrain, which is limiting factor in the success of this image.

Re the light I completely disagree, but re the terrain I completely agree.

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