Confidence

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 23, 2015121 views7 comments

A magnificent male lion from the Kalahari strolls along on his morning patrol. This handsome guy is the new macdaddy around the area of 13th borehole in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, and he provided us with some great sightings on our December 2014 safari. I am looking forward to catching up with him when we return next week.

This will be my last post on NPN for 2015. Thanks for all the great feedback and discussion!
Have a blessed Christmas and prosperous New Year!
:D

Techs:
Nikon D810
Nikkor 400mm f2.8 VR
f5.6 | 1/640 SS | ISO-640

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on December 24, 2015 at 3:36 AM

Morkel,

very nice and it characterizes this proud animal very well. The light is great, as it is the diagonal placement of the lion in the frame, which emphasizes the froward movement.

Have a nice trip, Happy Holidays and a succesfull and healthy 2016.

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Comment posted by Pete Bengeyfield on December 24, 2015 at 10:12 AM

Classic shot! I like the eyes and the raised paw.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 24, 2015 at 1:15 PM

A magnificent lion and great light, Morkel.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on December 25, 2015 at 3:53 PM

Morkel: you've captured a magnificent male in great light and in stride. Well done. Richard

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 27, 2015 at 9:09 AM

Hey Morkel,

Another fine shot. At the end of the day, if one wants to transcend documentary shooting then "seeing the light" is a critical skill. And you saw the light (and captured it) very, very well here. If this were mine I might experiment with a slight crop off the top, but this one does look might fine exactly as posted...

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Katie Jones on December 29, 2015 at 9:33 PM

Love the light, pose, and point of view of this image. What a handsome guy. Nice catch!

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on January 14, 2016 at 10:50 AM

Thanks for the fine comments, folks :)

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