This is my House

Gallery: WildlifePosted August 7, 2017119 views6 comments

A very young ( around 6 weeks) Lion cub stands outside its front door, a cave in Kidepo Valley National Park, Uganda.
EOS 1DX Mk II
200-400 mm F4 with 1.4 ex at 513 mm
F 5.6
ISO 1600
1/320
Mum's bum can be seen in the shadows

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on August 7, 2017 at 9:38 AM

I really like this one Ken. The setting is different and unusual. Amd, of course, who doesn't like a cute lion cub. I thought parts of the cub and some of the rocks were a bit too bright, so I took the liberty of making a few adjustments, Hope you don't mind. Great capture.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 7, 2017 at 4:01 PM

Very cute. I like the tongue sticking out and the curious look it seems to be giving the leaf.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on August 7, 2017 at 10:11 PM

Ken: nicely captured. Agree with Jerry re bringing down the exposure. Richard

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on August 9, 2017 at 9:34 AM

Love the opening of the cave, especially the yellow texture on the rock and the cub of course!
I prefer Jerry's version but not happy with the the branch, exactly behind cub's tongue.

Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on August 13, 2017 at 10:03 AM

I hadn't read your commentary...and it took my eye quite a long time to suddenly see the back of a much larger lion in the shadows! I think that element of surprise adds much to the overall effectiveness of this shot. The branch mentioned...indeed unfortunate.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on August 24, 2017 at 4:30 AM

Thanks everybody, I totally missed the branch!

Jerry,
Your repost certainly improves devil

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