Lion cub dawn.


Posted by Marc on Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:17 pm

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A 5 month old lion cub from the Vumbi pride suveys another dramatic dawn sky across the open grassland plains of the Serengeti.

There are 2 alternates here, one was silhouette, and that works well, but using the D850's superb low ISO dynamic range opted to bring out just enough shadow detail in the lion & log.

Nikon D850
Nikkor 70-200E FL VR + 1.4tcIII
f/4
1/800s
ISO160@ 280mm

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by Kim on Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:03 pm
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Lovely soft pallet with the early light. The cub looks well fed and content.
 

by Carol Clarke on Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:20 am
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I like that with this in between phase the cub becomes one with the branch against that almost smoky background. The colour palette is lovely, and the whole feel of the image with the stance of the cub and the subtle pre-dawn glow, just speaks of anticipation for the start of the new day. A beauty, Marc!

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by Pralay Lahiry on Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:03 am
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Only one word comes to mind - surreal.
 

by david fletcher on Sat Sep 15, 2018 12:56 pm
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presenting this as seen Marc, also shows the delicate colours in dawn so am enjoying this immensely. Pretty well perfect.
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