One-way street

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 15, 2010224 views12 comments

No room for two to pass side by side, but these playful youngsters quickly solved that problem.

Lion cubs (Panthera leo)
Savute, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Camera Model Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Shutter Speed 1/500 Sec.
Aperture Value f/5.6
ISO Speed 400
Lens EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM @ 400mm
App. 85% of original

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on December 15, 2010 at 12:53 PM

I love this shot, especially the gnarled old tree and the look of frustration on the lion cub who obviously lost this little battle.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 15, 2010 at 1:37 PM

great action shot. The colors, dof,, comp., action and the old tree all work together to make this a really good image.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 15, 2010 at 1:42 PM

Love it!
Beautiful cubs and lovely detail in the stump.
Sure sorry I missed Botswana!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on December 15, 2010 at 1:57 PM

Youngsters always provide some good subject matter. Well done

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on December 15, 2010 at 5:50 PM

Very cute interaction.

Excellent capture and timing Vincent.

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on December 15, 2010 at 10:37 PM

I like the placement of the two on that great, sweeping tree trunk. The green of the BG trees complements the rest of the colors.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on December 16, 2010 at 1:36 AM

For Lions give me cubs playing anytime, they get into the most unusual positions.
We will be in Savute in early January, hopefully we will manage to find these.

On the critique side a slight upward movement of the forwad lokking cub would have been nice but as you know nothing is perfect.

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on December 16, 2010 at 8:52 AM

Very playful and very cool image !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on December 18, 2010 at 7:35 AM

I remember this scene very well, Vincent! Pity, the face of the other cub is not seen.

Registered on December 19, 2008, 302 Posts, 2055 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 18, 2010 at 7:51 AM

Hi Ajit! I actually like the fact that the face of the top cub is not visible; it adds to the confusion IMO.

I do find it a pity that the bottom cub's eyes are not better visible (i.e. i wish it were looking up, not down). Am curious to see what you came home with from this encounter.

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Comment posted by kiran khanzode on December 18, 2010 at 1:14 PM

Love the texture of the dead wood and the separation from the background, Vincent ! Agree about the eye contact/visibility of the faces. That would have made this image much stronger.

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on December 18, 2010 at 6:34 PM

Nice one! Like the position of the two. They do look playful!

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