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Patience

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Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 21, 2010 at 11:28 AM
Patience
Another from the 'Cub' series that broke all my rules, taken in Botswana.

Shot a few minutes before the sun went down, no Saturation, Colour balance has been added, this is just at the end of the Golden light, purrrrrrrrrfect.

Steve
MKIII 500f/4 1/250sec f/5.6 ISO400 (Bean bag on bonnet, 15% crop in height)
Posted by Mark Green on May 21, 2010 at 11:43 AM
really nice light on that steve. detail is excellent, like the portrait format too. I would clone out the fly tho :biggrin: in front of the head

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Mark.G
Posted by David Taylor on May 21, 2010 at 11:47 AM
Superb lighting makes this portrait stand out. Leave the fly alone. :eek: :smile: :wink:

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Posted by Bertl Menegoni on May 21, 2010 at 12:26 PM
Wonderful light here Steve,
good to see both eares and eyelashes,
whats this on the throat?
Bertl
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on May 21, 2010 at 12:46 PM
The fly stays in guys, and it strands of grass Berti. As it's part of the scene IMHO they stay in, as shot. :wink:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on May 21, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Beautiful Steve :toast: :toast: Strands of grass fly an all.

Only one thing wrong with it










The bloody awful joke :razz:
Posted by eric weight on May 21, 2010 at 2:24 PM
Wicked lighting. Can't fault it. It will be a long time before we see a better lion portrait than that.
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Posted by David Sewell on May 21, 2010 at 3:21 PM
Gorgeous portrait, but I am afraid the second thing I noticed after the lighting on the cub was the fly. Ultimately it is the photographer's choice, but personally I would get rid of it.

I could go on about the awful jokes, but I don't want to be catty... :biggrin:

David
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 21, 2010 at 4:18 PM
Beautiful light, Dont mind the fly-maybe clone some more in so theres a swarm :biggrin: but i would get rid of the grass

Dave :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on May 21, 2010 at 6:18 PM
Super portrait in beautiful light.

David
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Posted by Adrian Lee on May 22, 2010 at 9:46 AM
I prefer it with the fly still in, it was there when taken and adds to the image IMO.
Posted by Calum Dickson on May 22, 2010 at 10:25 AM
The photo is excellent but the jokes well....................

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Calum
Posted by Ian Mason on May 23, 2010 at 6:47 PM
Superb! Very crisp and wonderful expression. If anything, you could back off on the saturation a little (although I appreciate the African evening sun has this effect)
Posted by Shaun Boycott-Tayl on May 24, 2010 at 3:21 AM
Superb lighting.

Love it fly grass and all. :toast: :toast: :toast:

A well executed image.

Shaun :wavey: