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Kissed by the sun
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Kissed by the sun

by Morkel Erasmus

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 31, 2015137 views12 comments

A young male lion photographed at the crack of dawn in Etosha, Namibia.

 

Techs:

Nikon D3s

Nikkor 500mm f4 VR-II

f5.6  |  1/640 SS  |  ISO-1250

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 31, 2015 at 7:39 AM

The light is just beautiful here Morkel. Really nice.

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Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on August 31, 2015 at 7:10 PM

Very nice pose and great like. Love that half-grown mane.

Hisham.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on September 1, 2015 at 5:18 AM

Nice light Morkel, that shadow adds to the content.

TFS

Steve

Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments
Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on September 1, 2015 at 6:57 AM

Awesome lighting on the King.  Those eyes are penetrating!

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 1, 2015 at 8:35 AM

Great light n love the built of lion, impressive !

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Ashleigh Scully on September 1, 2015 at 12:56 PM

wow this is awesome. Great light Morkel I love the eyes.

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on September 1, 2015 at 2:55 PM

The lighter toned fur and orange eyes sure are gorgeous.

Max

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Comment posted by Jerry Marella on September 1, 2015 at 10:23 PM

Beautiful creature and amazing light, Morkel.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 2, 2015 at 8:42 AM

Hey Morkel,

Definitely some nice light and I really like how the mane is just beginning to grow in - the gives the lion a real different look. The image seems a bit over-exposed to me (especially if it really was the crack of dawn) - I think this one would just sing with a global reduction in exposure.

Cheers...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Ken Watkins on September 2, 2015 at 10:26 AM

I have to agree with Brad, whether this is overexposed or the brightness is as a result of processing, I have no idea.

But I think it would be a lot better if it was darker.

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on September 3, 2015 at 5:26 PM

Beautiful lighting here Morkel, I could see going a touch darker.  devil

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on September 5, 2015 at 4:24 AM

Thanks a lot folks

Good call on darkening, here's the repost!

 

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