Listen to me!

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 13, 2016208 views6 comments

Those lions were actually playing in the early morning sun in a river bed in Sabi Sand South Africa this last October. I would have preferred to use the 5D III instead of the 7D II in such a low light situation and that would have given me a little more room for the tails. I probably didn't have time to switch lenses. I cropped to a 4:2 ratio because the busy vegetation wasn't adding much to the shot.
Canon 7D II, EF 300 F/2.8
1/750s, F/2.8, ISO 1000

Cheers,

Hisham.

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by William Bickle on February 14, 2016 at 8:37 AM

Hello Hisham ... Really good to see this playful interaction...Clear and detailed as seen in larger version....but the oof left side area is quite a distraction to me. Probably a very close branch etc.

Thanks for sharing

Bill
www.billbickle.com

Registered on June 13, 2011, 183 Posts, 1702 Comments

Comment posted by mark cillo on February 14, 2016 at 12:05 PM

Very interesting image. I like the interaction and the interaction and warm light. The OOF vegetation is a bit distracting but that is a minor issue.

Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments

Comment posted by Ken Watkins on February 15, 2016 at 2:22 AM

Hisham,
Great behaviour captured here, pity about the oof area , but quite normal. devil

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

Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on February 16, 2016 at 4:40 PM

Nice moment and light here, Hisham
I do wish that out-of-focus plant(?) wasn't there on the left but it's not a deal-breaker.

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

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on February 18, 2016 at 10:16 PM

Love the interaction between this adult female and young male. I really like the bit of rim lighting on the female as well, the oof distraction in the lower left is a bit of a bummer but doubtful you could/can do anything about it. Sweet shot Hisham! devil

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Comment posted by Ingrid Vekemans on February 27, 2016 at 12:34 PM

I LOVE the interaction here, great moment, well captured!
I know you have cropped to cut out the vegetation, however I do feel that just a touch more space for the tails left as well as right would benefit the composition.
Grt, Ingrid.

Registered on August 2, 2010, 138 Posts, 780 Comments