Cozying up to dad!

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 6, 2011235 views7 comments

Posting after a long time! Have been busy with work (transplants), and conferences (Prague) this month, but also took time off to visit Kenya/Tanzania in May. Just got around to post-processing these images and will be able to post some images in the next few weeks. This was taken in Masai Mara (where else?). The pride was 20 strong, consisting of three black-maned handsome males, six females and 11 cubs, ranging from about 3 to 6 months old. These cubs in the image were the younger ones and hadn't yet learnt that Dad(s) have bad tempers- at least one hadn't! While the latter tried to practise his hunting skills on Dad's rump (NOT A GOOD IDEA!), the other one tried to cozy up to him.
Location: Masai Mara, Kenya
Date: May, 2011
Equip: Canon 1D Mlll, Canon 500 f4 with 1.4 TC
Specs: ISO 400, 1/250s, f 7.1, beanbag on vehicle

Thank you for taking time out to look, and for your comments/critiques.

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 6, 2011 at 8:17 AM

Welcome back after the break!
Terrific pose n setting here, I like how two cubs are touching Dad with different emotions.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 6, 2011 at 10:48 AM

Well done, Ajit! The comp and the story are both great.

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Comment posted by Guy Runco on July 6, 2011 at 2:39 PM

Cool family shot Ajit, very nice!

Registered on September 9, 2008, 77 Posts, 705 Comments

Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on July 6, 2011 at 4:39 PM

Lovely interaction going on in this image and some nice subtle light too!

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 6, 2011 at 6:02 PM

Awesome moment Ajit - lions give us so precious few of these in between lying asleep and yawning

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Could it use a bit of warming up?

Registered on March 22, 2011, 385 Posts, 2068 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 8, 2011 at 3:27 AM

Hi Ajit,

Welcome back with a blast.

This is the type of Lion shot that I have tried for years to get but so far with no luck.

Beautiful interaction, look forward to seeing more.

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

Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on July 8, 2011 at 7:33 AM

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys! I'll try and post more regularly, and offer my two-bits' worth of 'advice', too, on others' images!

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