Motherly Love

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 21, 2011130 views5 comments

This lioness had seven cubs to look after and this one took its chance for a getting some of mom's attention. It was shot from a vehicle in the Kruger National Park in the afternoon after a rain shower.

Camera Model Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Author Neal Cooper
Shooting Mode Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1000
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Spot Metering
ISO Speed 640
Auto ISO Speed ON
Lens EF500mm f/4L IS USM
Focal Length 500.0mm
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode AI Servo AF

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Verdon on July 21, 2011 at 1:41 PM

awesome shot and the moment, for my taste is lack of contrast in the image.......
Thank you for sharing...

Registered on June 10, 2011, 147 Posts, 1444 Comments

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on July 22, 2011 at 7:01 PM

Nice moment here Neal...it does seem overly bright and lacking a touch of contrast as mentioned by Verdon. Easy to fix

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

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 23, 2011 at 2:14 AM

I have got to agree with prior comments this certainly looks a little too bright. Far too many ways to fix it.

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

Comment posted by Dan Walters on July 24, 2011 at 8:56 PM

Beautiful interaction. Could be just a little darker.

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 24, 2011 at 10:06 PM

The pair offer a great pose! I have to believe you are working from a non calibrated monitor...I add my name to those suggesting this is overly bright, but it looks well withing the range of easily fixable in post processing.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments