High Alert !

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 31, 2015147 views7 comments

A mating couple of Lions from the resident Cheli Pride in the Mara North Conservancy. We spent a couple of hours with them. This image was captured when they were suddenly distracted by some other lions that showed up at the scene.

EOS 1DX - EF200-400mm f4.0L IS USM - 200mm - 1/640sec @ f6.3 - ISO 1000

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7 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on January 31, 2015 at 3:11 PM

Excellent. Makes a good story, too! I can imagine the conversation—"I beg your pardon! Can't you see we're busy here?"

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Comment posted by Thomas Haney on February 1, 2015 at 9:47 AM

Really interesting shot, you hardly ever see photos of African wildlife against a dark background.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on February 1, 2015 at 10:55 AM

I really like the dark background here. It makes the lions stand out and it gives a moody feel. Very nice.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on February 1, 2015 at 11:49 AM

Hello Mario

The pair show off nicely with the dark background, and give an impact too! The setting is ideal with light falling on the lions very well. Would have been great to get some head turns slightly!

Cheers

Bill

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 1, 2015 at 8:32 PM

The color of the grass and the background make the lions really pop. I like the way the you captured the pair with there attention in the same direction.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on February 2, 2015 at 7:31 AM

BG makes it different from others n gives nice profile to the pair. I may try to extract some more details from the BG.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 2, 2015 at 3:48 PM

The lions look great. Their alert poses are quite compelling, inviting to viewer to guess what might be out there. I know that you like the darker backgrounds, but here this feels somewhat artificial on my monitor, with bright lions against very dark foliage, but all evenly lighted, suggesting to me selective processing. In the end it is a dramatic presentation and a matter of subjective taste.

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