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Gallery: WildlifePosted March 9, 2013248 views9 comments

Mating lions in late morning (backlit).

I haven't processed any wildlife image to black and white before, so I thought I would give it a try. I'll post a color version from the same sequence as well for comparison. Please let me know your preference.

Any comments or critiques is greatly appreciated.

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Botswana/South Africa
Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
500mm f/4L IS USM
Shutter Speed: 1/1000 Sec.
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Metering Mode: Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation: 0

Comments

9 comments

Comment posted by Johan Malmros on March 9, 2013 at 10:58 AM

and the color version ...

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

Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 9, 2013 at 11:21 AM

I think the black and white version works really well. There's some nice backlighting and you got some good contrast in the tones without losing any detail.

Max

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 9, 2013 at 7:23 PM

Thumbs up for the B&W. No nits. The two versions are not the same image, but we can see different effect anyway.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Don Randall on March 9, 2013 at 11:24 PM

Very nice shot. I much prefer the B&W hands down. Seems to show the contrast much better. You caught her looking directly at the male - nice capture!

Registered on March 9, 2013, 4 Posts, 17 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 10, 2013 at 12:54 AM

Impressive photo, love the tight vertical presentation so suited to the subjects interaction. Both color and B+W work for me, but might give a slight edge to the B+W. The bit of separation between the male and female in that B+W makes a positive difference in my opinion as well.

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

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 10, 2013 at 11:02 AM

Great expressions n beautiful photograph!
B&W looks more intense!
Jagdeep Rajput

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

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on March 10, 2013 at 3:10 PM

This came out really cool Johan! I like both really. The B&W is more powerful and artistic, but in the color version I love how the tawny colors come out. I remember I shot this with a much shorter FL and the images do not have the same impact then; this shows that going in tight really helps to achieve a high-impact portrait.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on March 10, 2013 at 5:40 PM

Hello Johan

tight crop makes this image very powerful!

Bill

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Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by Johan Malmros on March 11, 2013 at 3:00 PM

Thanks for all your nice comments.

@Gary: I started out with the B&W image due to that I preferred the separation of the heads. I am glad you commented on that as I was wondering if others felt the same.

@Vincent: Yes, fullframe in combination with 400 mm makes quite a difference here. So the answer to when you would miss the Mk4 crop factor is: When someone is borrowing your 500

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