Muddy paws

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 27, 2012190 views6 comments

Vincent, thought we could go from one extreme to the other, size wise.

Steve
Subject: Young lion cub running on track (Panthera leo)
Location: Maasai Mara
Camera: Canon MKIII
Lens: 500f/4 - HH
Exposure: 1/400s at f/7.1 ISO100
Crop: Slight crop (original capture vertical)
Subject distance: 15.3m

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on March 27, 2012 at 9:58 PM

Very cute! Looks like he has made his own road! And, just think, this guy is going to look like Vincent's big boy in a short while!

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on March 28, 2012 at 4:57 AM

Very cute indeed, love the head on approach!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 28, 2012 at 11:52 AM

Yep, in about 3 years he (if it is a he) might be patrolling his own territory. This is cute Steve. I like the paw position, the relatively low POV, the good detail and the eye contact. Compositionally I would have preferred a bit more room in the BLC and less in the TRC (pointing the camera a bit more down and to the left); this IMO would not only have brought the subject off centre, but also would have made the track a stronger lead in line to the subject.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on April 3, 2012 at 9:05 PM

Very beautiful warm tones in this one Steve and of course the detail is outstanding. I would have to say just damn cute as well.

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Comment posted by Basri Akcasoy on April 5, 2012 at 2:12 PM

Very cute and innocent.

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on April 14, 2012 at 9:24 PM

Now that is what I call cute

! Look at those huge paws! Great little pose from him, too. An all around awesome image!

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