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Really, we were so close three nights before! I could barely fit the lioness into the frame This beauty was watching her companion as she stalked across the plains towards the gazelles… So many photos, so much beauty…
Tsavo East, Kenya
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Ingrid, what first captures my attention is the tilt of her head and the beautiful light hitting on her chin and chest. Your DOF is wonderful and keeps the background from interfering with the detail in her coat. The overall feeling is one of power. It is that of a Queen. I have only one small nit. I might add extra breathing room above her head. That would be easily done in PS. Just lovely.
Ingrid: the image show the lioness’s grace, beauty and power. I like the warm tonality whether from natural light or by processing. I also like the tightness of the composition. Normally, i would say that the image needs more room all around, but the way you’ve presented it works for me. My only nit would be to tone down the oof grasses. They become a minor distraction when the image is viewed large. Congrats!
A strong pose of an impressive lioness looking just like a Sphinx! I like the simple colour pallet with the background matching the colour of the lion. I’m guessing that’s it’s either early or late in the day as I have quite a strong magenta which brings a warming glow
Thanks so much Barbara for your well appreciated comments. At the time of taking the photo I was well aware of the breathing room. However, there was no possibility to get more room without moving the vehicle and disturbing her. It took some effort to get her all in there
Hello Richard, thank you so much for your time and appreciation. The warm tonality is purely the warm evening light (the sun had just set), no post processing on this. I forgot to mention, also to @Barbara_Djordjevic , that I do not do adding backgrounds/more space, or toning down OOF grasses. I like to present the photo as I took is. Thanks once again!
This beauty was watching her companion as she stalked across the plains towards the gazelles… So many photos, so much beauty…