Two African lions resting on a large tree branch in the Ishasha section of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. I found the composition with their lazily hanging tails and paws very amusing and I was immediately drawn to this shot
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Both paws on the other side of the branch aren’t totally in focus as the depth of field is just too narrow (even at F/9) and I wonder how much that detracts.
The one on the left looks a lot more comfortable! Great composition. I prefer the second version. A variation with only the rear portion of lion on right (i.e cropping out about 20% of the right side) would balance this in a different way. But it’s great as it is.
I really love this Davir. It’s kind of abstract. It’s also very unique, not the typical ‘here’s my lion shot when I went to Africa’ photo. I think it really brings out the personality of the lions without even seeing their faces. Great composition as presented.
Thank you for your reply Vanessa! I hoped to capture another side of the lions with this shot. Something that hasn’t really been done before and it is very difficult with such an oft photographed subject.
I like this a lot, and honestly I don’t see any need to include the top of the right lion’s back. You’re just introducing more little glaring bits of sky that peek through. Since this is all about the body parts hanging down into the frame and we can’t see the whole animals anyway, I think you could eliminate a sliver from the top and create a cleaner border that way.
