Just back from Hwange, Zimbabwe, which has once again come up trumps, in spite of the "damp" weather
This cub was part of a pride of 16, we found early in the morning on a very dull day.
As the cubs eyes were just about yellow I would estimate it is just over 3 months old.
As my 1DX broke yet again I had to use my MkIV
200-400 F4 with 1.4 EX at 560mm
ISO 1600
F6.3
1/400
Comments
8 commentsJim
Nice sharp shot of a lion cub - complete with cool eyes and good cute factor! Gotta love have opportunities like that.
I like the image as posted, but a few tweaks at capture would have made me like it even more. While I would hardly describe the background as "distracting", I think it could have become a strength in the image if you opened up the aperture more (virtually all the critical bits that needed to be in focus are on the same plane anyway). I look at this shot and instantly think "f4 or maybe f5".
One other minor thing (and no argument that it's personal preference) - I'd like to see the foreground/background space reversed, meaning more space in front of the cub to walk into and less behind it. This would functionally "back the cub up" in the frame - adding a bit more depth to the shot. It would also get those eyes higher in the frame and further away from the mid-line, which I think would be even a better position for them. Almost everyone thinks about placement of subjects vertically or horizontally in a photo (rule of thirds, blah, blah, blah), but far fewer consider subject "depth" into the frame...which really affects perception and success of an image too. In this case the cub feels too close to the "front" of the frame to me.
Glad you had a good trip - looking forward to seeing more of your images...
Cheers...
Brad
PS: Your comment about your camera woes really tempts me to tease you with something like "Well...Morkel and I could tell you how to fix that problem permanently", but I won't do that!!
Brad,
I see what you mean, as for a cure I presume you mean waiting for Samsung to go one step further
a cute little fella. I like the low POV and the eye contact. Detail is excellent however the overcast conditions do take away some of the impact.
Thanks very much for your comments