LION EYE

Critique Style Requested: Initial Reaction

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Image Description

A meeting with Mr Handsome from very close.
Masai Mara, Kenya


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Initial reactions: 1. Title: I thought of the Eagles 2: Image: “Come just a little closer.” I love that only one eye is unobstructed. Such intensity. Excellent.

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Just love the intensity of eye !
I may darken the light green color on the LHS corner.

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Ingrid, I am unsure, I appreciate what the others have said but I think that having spent so many hours watching numerous animals like this (i.e. partially obscured), I get a slight sense of deja vu and some feeling of disappointment! It’s a framing that I find difficult to get on with.

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Thank you, Jim!

Hello Jagdeep, thanks for your feedback8 However, I really liked the light green colour. I understand it can distract from the eye, though… however, I chose to keep it as it was. Thanks again!

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Thanks for your input, Ryan. It doesn’t matter if a photo is not to everyone’s taste :slight_smile: