Three Cubs on a Tree

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 16, 2015160 views10 comments

Three Lion cubs put on a tremendous show for the group I was leading on a photo tour to Northern Tanzania. This is one of the few moments they managed to stand still. These 3 siblings are part of 20 strong mega pride in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania.

EOS 1D Mark IV - EF70-200mm f2.8L IS USM - 200mm - 1/400sec @ f6.3 - ISO 500

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10 comments

Comment posted by Paul Knox on March 16, 2015 at 7:38 PM

I'm glad I'm not the cub behind the front one...brace for impact young fella !! good capture Mario

Registered on March 11, 2015, 20 Posts, 70 Comments

Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on March 16, 2015 at 10:37 PM

WOW, sweet capture! Not one, but three all in focus on a log that was placed there just for this pose. A fantastic moment. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on March 23, 2006, 1111 Posts, 6531 Comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on March 17, 2015 at 7:44 AM

Three in a row, you gotta be kidding me. Amazing opportunity and amazing capture. In a perfect worl, the sky would have been hidden by vegetation, but I'm just being picky now.

Registered on January 6, 2012, 651 Posts, 3448 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on March 17, 2015 at 10:39 AM

Great setting n beautiful frame! Each cub is engrossed in his own world.
Jagdeep Rajput

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

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on March 19, 2015 at 10:16 PM

Great to get 3 different neat poses from these 3 cubs Mario. I think it would make a great pano as well by taking some from the bottom to make the log less dominant.

Registered on February 1, 2006, 1158 Posts, 19528 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 21, 2015 at 9:21 AM

Hi Mario,

Very nice behavioural shot (in a pretty darned nice setting) - poses and body positions are great! That "mega pride" must be something to see!

My only thought/suggestion on this one parallels what Nate was driving at, tho' for a slightly different reason. I'm wondering if a slight crop from the bottom - removing the green vegetation and perhaps a LITTLE of the log might strengthen the image. I don't find the massiveness or dominance of the log too troubling, but I'm thinking getting the cubs a little lower in the frame (and out of the mid-line) might be good. And I'm thinking that the green vegetation along the bottom of the current frame doesn't really add much (and just adds one more element to the composition that isn't really needed). Just a thought...

Cheers...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on March 21, 2015 at 10:26 AM

So adorable they are ! You have captured a fabulous momement.

Registered on March 9, 2009, 171 Posts, 493 Comments

Comment posted by Mario Moreno on March 21, 2015 at 12:10 PM

Thanks to all the comments guys

Following Nate's and Brad's suggestion to crop out some of the lower vegetation . . . See if you like this better. They might be right . . . What do you think ?

Registered on January 24, 2012, 163 Posts, 369 Comments

Comment posted by Genny K. on March 22, 2015 at 10:10 PM

Oh, they look like little troublemakers!!

I think another caption for this would be: "I'm thinking about causing trouble; I'm not going to be involved in trouble; and I'm headed off to start some trouble!"

Unlike the others, I like the log as it is in the original image. It just seems to add to the feeling of really capturing a single moment in time.

Registered on June 5, 2006, 132 Posts, 2001 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on March 25, 2015 at 11:31 PM

Mario,
What a great sighting beautifully captured, the varying poses make this a stunner.
I prefer the OP as the removal of the grass removes the natural feel for me

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