Etosha Huntress

Hey Morkel,

You do like the 'scapes (as you know, I do too). I like this - to me it looks very, very "real" - and that's a huge positive (I am SO tired of hyper-saturated, over-HDR'ed scenes). Love how the cat is almost hidden via colour similarity to the grass - kinda "hiding in plain sight" - cool. I suspect some will mention the near 50:50 split on land:sky, but the fine clouds/rain in the distance breaks that symmetry up for me (so you splitting of the frame works fine). I also find the thin band of water (I'm assuming that's what it is) that's included in the scene pleasing. Very nicely constructed.

On the "easily-fixed" end - I see a few dust specs (on your sensor) in the sky - almost directly above (and slightly to the right) the cat (more visible on larger version). On the polarizer - these always add to the sky on a shot like this, but I am seeing a bit of what looks like a polarizer-induced variation in sky colour (darkness of the blue) across the frame - always a challenge to avoid these effects.

Keep the 'scapes coming (and I'll try to do the same!).

Cheers...

Brad

Love how this gives a big picture view of Etosha. I have expressed to Brad how his images from the Great Bear Rainforest take me there. This image takes me to Etosha. That's all you can ask of an image like this. Well done.

I like that she seems totally concentrated on something else and interesting to see the lioness within the landscape to give a sense of place and territory, very nice shot, way to go.

Very nice image of this lioness in her habitat! Beautiful natural colors and I love how her coloring matches her environment.

A very nice feel to this natural landscape. It is the type of shot that anyone would like hanging on their wall. You don't have to be a nature addict to appreciate it.

This is spectacular Morkel ! Great atmosphere captured ….. my only "4 nits" are in the form of specks I can see in the larger image

Hello Morkel

Well captured. Enjoy the scene as it is developing ! I have read where wild animals do not feel pain? That puncture looks quite deep?

thanks for sharing

Bill

Thanks for your kind comments, folks!
My bad on the dust spots, was very swift in editing this one

Beautiful shot of 'lioness in habitat' - the subdued colours also fit together wonderfully…the clouds in the sky really give that bit of extra…and yes, the dust spots...
Grt, Ingrid.

A very atmospheric shot Morkel.
The vastness of the landscape, the concentration of the lioness and the falling rain in the background all combine to make this a shot that needs to be seen as large as possible.

This should be viewed as large as possible. Morkel, I appreciate the subtle artistry.

Thanks a lot folks. There is a full 36 megapixels of this one available, so it will definitely go into my large fine art print collection.