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King of The Castle
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King of The Castle

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 31, 201470 views5 comments
Young Male takes some rays.
Kidepo Valley National Park, Northern Uganda
EOA 1D MkIV
200-500 mm G 4 with 1,4 EX at 560 mm
F 8
ISO 400
1/1000

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 31, 2014 at 2:24 PM
The majestic lion and the solid weathered rocks are all of a kin, but the 4 small reeds in the LLC seem out of place. They don't intrude so much as to seem not to belong. :smile:
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Nate Chappell on July 31, 2014 at 6:30 PM
Beautiful animal with nice details on a great "perch". I am not sure about the reeds on the left but I wouldn't have cloned them out either, nicely done Ken :toast:
Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments
Comment posted by Richard Teller on July 31, 2014 at 9:28 PM
Nice image. I like the angle you shot from.
Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 1, 2014 at 4:37 AM
Thanks everybody, I expected some comments on the grasses but thought they were OK.
Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 2, 2014 at 9:49 AM
The reeds don't bother me one bit. The rock of the right feels somewhat imposing, IMO. I think the pose and POV are excellent.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments