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Early Morning Drink
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Early Morning Drink

by Ken Watkins

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 21, 201659 views6 comments
A lioness drinking first thing in the morning at a waterhole in Hwange National park, Zimbabwe
EOS 1DX
200-400 mm F4 at 200 mm
F6.3
ISO 800
1/2000

Comments

6 comments
Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on February 21, 2016 at 10:31 AM
A great scene well-photographed,  Very nice.
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Comment posted by Richard Teller on February 21, 2016 at 5:45 PM
Nice light and pose. I like the composition but I might crop a little off the bottom. 
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 22, 2016 at 1:28 AM
Pete and Richard,
Thanks very muchdevil
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 23, 2016 at 9:06 PM
Nice calm mood.  On my monitor there seems to be just a hint of green on the lion, so you may want to revisit your processing.
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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 25, 2016 at 2:50 AM
Lon,
Looking again I think I went to far in removing the magenta
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Comment posted by Hisham Atallah on February 25, 2016 at 4:57 AM
Wonder ful pose and light, Ken!
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