Reclining Lion

Excellent Bill! A tad tight on the left but great exposure and detail and a great subject!

I know this isn't a conventional crop Bill, but I kind of like it. There is something about this shot that appeals to me a lot! I also see a square crop of just the head, which IMHO would also work.

I would adjust the contrast/saturation a little to give a bit more colour if it were mine.

Thanks Greg and Carol.

On composition. Yes, perhaps Greg, perhaps I should have provided a tad more space to the left of the face of the lion. I had plenty of space since this is a severe crop. But, following an old rule, I tried to place the face of the lion at the intersection of a lines on a tic-tac-toe board. Composition is difficult and I learn each time I look at your works. Maybe I am afraid to go outside the box.

Carol: How much saturation is enough? I have tried very hard here to present the colors as they were, not rich and over-saturated but as the animal is. In Africa, Lions are the color of the dead grasses which they meander. Their colors blend beautifully with the environment. I recognize that boosting saturation and contrast might have made the image pop more. But, I am trying very hard to stay with colors are they are, not what I am capable of doing in Photoshop.

Thanks to you both, for I greatlly admire your works, and I am really trying to improve my works.

Best regards,

Bill

I appreciate what you say about colours in Africa Bill, I have been and going again this year (can't keep away!) The colours do vary with the lighting conditions, time of day and the time of year out there too.

However IMHO a little more colour is needed in this image to bring him out just enough. I keep my monitor Spyder calibrated and it shows a pretty pale Lion!! Other than that, to me this is a fine image!

Carol C wrote:I keep my monitor Spyder calibrated and it shows a pretty pale Lion!!

That could be my problem Carol. I recently rebuilt my PC and installed a new monitor card. I recalibrated with Adobe Gamma but have not had the time to use the Spyder. Sounds like it is time I did that! Thanks. Bill