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24-JUN-2007 jnconradie

Gazelle's Point of View

near Johannesburg, South Africa

Canon EOS 20D ,Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 DG RF APO
1/400s f/7.1 at 500.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time24-Jun-2007 13:48:37
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length500 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
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jnconradie27-Jun-2007 10:18
Thanks very much, Michael. :-) Regards jnconradie
Guest 26-Jun-2007 19:06
Excellent, Nico, the background is phenominal. -Michael
jnconradie26-Jun-2007 17:58
Thanks, Michael. Yes, it was quite a close encounter - at the Rhino and Lion Park... direction Cradle of Humankind... I am sure you know exactly where it is. Many thanks. jnconradie
Guest 26-Jun-2007 10:18
Fantastic picture Nico, even at 500mm this guy was pretty close! Where did you shoot this lion (pun intended)? A very handsome fella!
jnconradie26-Jun-2007 05:23
Traveller, your comments/thoughts/perspectives are always exceedingly welcome and hugely appreciated! Keep doing it!! :-) Regards jnconradie
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Jun-2007 18:28
Dearest Nico....Because this is out of our normal everyday experience, it is difficult to know what something like this actually looks like. To me, the initial blood smears looked almost like red paint...which may indeed be what the snout of a lion mid-meal really looks like. Damned if I know...this seems a bit better to me.

Also, for whatever reasons, not many people seem to be making substantive comments under various pictures. I hope that no one thinks that I'm medelling or anything...I am just giving one person's opinion...nothing more.

Best Wishes, Traveller
jnconradie25-Jun-2007 17:02
Thanks, everyone, for the kind feedback.

:-) Rather than going back, getting 'Simba' to first use a napkin after lunch, getting him to kindly pose again, etc. :-) I opted to selectively desat the reds around his mouth. :-)

It was taken minutes after messy meal, so it is pretty much "what you see is what the camera saw".

Regards jnconradie
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Jun-2007 14:21
Great shot! I really like how the lion blends into the background. Larry
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Jun-2007 13:15
excellent capture!
regards
tom
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Jun-2007 12:48
Wonderful shot, Nico...something that most of us can only dream about capturing. I have to agree, however, that the red is just too fluorescent looking.
--Mary Anne
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Jun-2007 02:51
How the beast merges with the surrounding is marvelous. Sam Attal
Canon DSLR Challenge24-Jun-2007 21:05
I knew that this was your's Nico...not many of us have Lions eating in our back yard. Is this how you shot it? The blood, and most especially the single spot of blood on the nose seems....too red. Even if this is how you shot it, I'd take that single spot down a notch in intensity, or even remove it.

Just a suggestion to make a great image perfect...IMHO.

Best Wishes, Traveller
Guest 24-Jun-2007 19:37
Beautiful!