Posted by Magnus Hird on October 5, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Hi all,
Sorry I've not been around and commenting for a month as I've had a wedding to attend
Had a lovely honeymoon in South Africa and Botswana and will get some of the better pictures up on here in the next few weeks. But here is a start - a lioness sleeping after dark taken in Kapama Private Game Reserve in South Africa. I've not marked 30,000 acres as a captive subject
Despite the need for a ridiculous ISO to cope with the weak spotlight and fidgety occupants of the game drive vehicle (their excitement at seeing a lion and their fear of being only a few metres away made for a rather unsteady platform!) I'm happy with the result.
40D + 120-300mm at 274mm, ISO 1600 at f2.8 for 1/800th. Beanbag
I can sympathise - I was one of the fidgity ones a few years ago! This is excellent - far better than anything I managed. I might crop more from the top.
Congratulations on your wedding and shot. Very well done. I love it .
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 6, 2008 at 8:17 AM
Something good grabs me about this shot.. It looks really good in the subtlety of light and well done on obtaining a life sentence too..! Hee ! Hee! Congrats.. on all accounts.
Brett
Posted by Andy Astbury on October 6, 2008 at 1:13 PM
I do like this Magnus - needs a bit of sharpening on the muzzle but it's a cracker
Congrats too on getting spliced, mind you it'll all change after a while - 22 years down the track I'm that fearful being only a few meters from the wife
OMG looks like you were in bed with it, that is a very different take on this subject.
Cheers
Brian
Posted by Dawn Monrose on October 6, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Great shot, really like the light and the shadows it makes, a bit different from the norm, and very nice too!
Congrats!!
Posted by Magnus Hird on October 6, 2008 at 6:01 PM
Thanks all for the congrats, comments and suggestions
You're right Barry she, and the other lioness a few feet away, were very aware of us. I'm a huge big cat fan although this was the first time I'd properly been out after dark looking for them. However our closest encounter wasn't with lion despite being just a few metres from the pride.
That was saved for a bush walk where we literally stumbled onto a huge sleeping leopard on top of a kopje! Luckily for us he bolted - a good thing as I don't fancy a scrap with a 90+kg predator (we counted over a dozen impala kills in the immediate area!). Unluckily they move so quick I didn't even have time to think photo nevermind get my hand to a camera! Next time I'll be spending some time in that area I think!
Discussion
12 repliesSorry I've not been around and commenting for a month as I've had a wedding to attend
Had a lovely honeymoon in South Africa and Botswana and will get some of the better pictures up on here in the next few weeks. But here is a start - a lioness sleeping after dark taken in Kapama Private Game Reserve in South Africa. I've not marked 30,000 acres as a captive subject
Despite the need for a ridiculous ISO to cope with the weak spotlight and fidgety occupants of the game drive vehicle (their excitement at seeing a lion and their fear of being only a few metres away made for a rather unsteady platform!) I'm happy with the result.
40D + 120-300mm at 274mm, ISO 1600 at f2.8 for 1/800th. Beanbag
All comments welcome!
Phil.
Matt
A great image, she was aware of your presence.
Barry
Eastbourne / Kansas
Brett
Congrats too on getting spliced, mind you it'll all change after a while - 22 years down the track I'm that fearful being only a few meters from the wife
Cheers
Brian
Congrats!!
You're right Barry she, and the other lioness a few feet away, were very aware of us. I'm a huge big cat fan although this was the first time I'd properly been out after dark looking for them. However our closest encounter wasn't with lion despite being just a few metres from the pride.
That was saved for a bush walk where we literally stumbled onto a huge sleeping leopard on top of a kopje! Luckily for us he bolted - a good thing as I don't fancy a scrap with a 90+kg predator (we counted over a dozen impala kills in the immediate area!). Unluckily they move so quick I didn't even have time to think photo nevermind get my hand to a camera! Next time I'll be spending some time in that area I think!