Beautiful Cat

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 9, 2011140 views5 comments

One of the days in the Serengeti we came upon a group of 8 lions at this tree! Four were lounging in the tree, while the others were napping under the tree. As we watched (for an hour +) they moved around and changed positions - some of which looked pretty uncomfortable. There were males and females together, so I'm guessing they were all teenagers, not yet paired up. They had apparently just eaten, because all their bellies looked quite full. This one struck me as the beauty of the group.

Nikon D300; 70-200mm VRII lens @200mm;1/500@f6.3; ISO200

There are more photos of these and other cats on my website at msummersphoto.com

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 10, 2011 at 2:54 AM

What a beautiful portrait Margaret, the lazy pose with the arm outstretched are marvelous, but that look you're getting absolutely magnificent. Great capture, very well done :^)

Oh, and I love the cubs on your site too :^)

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 11, 2011 at 11:12 AM

Margaret, A wonderful face-on stare, and the arm resting on the branch make this a powerful scene. I am impressed with the fantastic techs in this image as well.

Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments

Comment posted by Margaret Summers on June 11, 2011 at 12:01 PM

Thank you for your comments. It was a thrilling privilege to watch these 8 lions in the tree. Quite an experience.

Registered on May 24, 2011, 54 Posts, 99 Comments

Comment posted by Billy Fairburn on June 12, 2011 at 3:29 AM

I love this Margaret! great eye contact and pose. There seems to be a very very slight green colour cast on the lion that I would be tempted to correct, but that's a small nit on a great shot!!

Billy

Registered on March 3, 2007, 123 Posts, 717 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on June 12, 2011 at 9:14 AM

HI Margaret,

The larger version of this image really shines as the detail you've captured is far more evident on that version of the shot. I like the overall composition and find the paw grabbing onto that snag quite compelling. The bright, nearly featureless sky doesn't help the image too much (in my opinion) - if this were mine I'd experiment with selectively reducing the brightness there (and in doing so attempt to pull a little more detail out of the clouds, tho' I can't say there's any there to work with).

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments