Lion on buff - Part 2

Posted by John Spreitzer on Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:04 am

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Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

After the first lioness made the initial pounce, two others closed in to surround the buffalo. I was thinking to myself, we could be here for a while, anticipating a long, drawn out death struggle. Suddenly, the entire buffalo herd stormed back, scattering the lions and saving their friend, who looked none the worse for wear.

The early morning sun ducked behind the clouds for this shot, unfortunately.

Nikon D500 with Tamron 150-600 G2 at 600 handheld on padded railing (VC on)
1/640 sec, F6.3, ISO 220 (Auto)

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by Morkel Erasmus on Sun Oct 21, 2018 6:21 am

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Another thrilling frame from this wonderful opportunity - the clean setting really makes this pop.
I do think you can add some midtone contrast (same with the other one), as it seems a hint too light for me and could use some "pop".

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by joem on Sun Oct 21, 2018 7:31 am

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A very lucky Buffalo, terrific capture John.

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by SantaFeJoe on Sun Oct 21, 2018 9:32 am

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The buffalo must have been weak and the lions sensed that. I just find it hard to believe how this buffalo doesn’t show any signs of resistance in either photo. Very unlike a mtypical reaction to being attacked! Great opportunity for you.

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by david fletcher on Sun Oct 21, 2018 10:14 am

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Brilliant action John. Wonderful sighting

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by Ron Day on Sun Oct 21, 2018 3:02 pm

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Great story and image, John! Well done!

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by John Spreitzer on Sun Oct 21, 2018 8:38 pm

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Morkel Erasmus wrote:I do think you can add some midtone contrast (same with the other one), as it seems a hint too light for me and could use some "pop".

Thanks for the comments all (for this and my previous post)!

Morkel, thanks for your processing suggestion, much appreciated!

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Oct 22, 2018 8:49 am

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Another excellent image from this encounter, John. Again, getting all four of the faces in view takes this to the next level. Very well done!

When you click on the image to see the uncompressed view, there is plenty of 'pop' for me - you can definitely see the difference with the smaller one that shows in the forum. For what its worth, I always click images to get the full version.

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by Morkel Erasmus on Wed Oct 24, 2018 2:24 pm

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Carol Clarke wrote: When you click on the image to see the uncompressed view, there is plenty of 'pop' for me - you can definitely see the difference with the smaller one that shows in the forum. For what its worth, I always click images to get the full version.

Good point, Carol.

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by TerryWSmith on Thu Oct 25, 2018 8:46 pm