annemariemeijer

Djuma Lion

Picture taken in Greater Kruger Park

Picture taken in Greater Kruger Park
Read less

Dec, 2016

Views

355

Likes

+116

Awards

Chatter Award

Zenith Award

Creative Winter Award

Hero Award

Member Selection Award

Top Choice

+30

Superb Composition

+26

Absolute Masterpiece

+13

Peer Award

+12

Outstanding Creativity

Magnificent Capture

All Star

Top Ranks

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 10 rank

Top 10 rank week 2

Top 10 rank week 1

Top 20 rank

Top 30 rank week 2

Top 20 rank week 1

beautiful lighting and composition welcome to VB

See all

Same photographer See all Behind The Lens

Taken in the Greater Kruger National Park

Photo taken in Djuma - Greater Kruger Park South Africa

Behind The Lens

Location

Djuma is a part of the Greater Kruger National Park in South Africa . This is one of my happy places in the world. The bush and its sounds and smells. This is a Privte safari camp. Djuma is also a place where they do there are regular broadcasts form for National geographic ' Safari Live ' This lion is one of the ' Birmingham boys '

Time

While doing our afternoon drive in the South African winter - The golden hour is always spectacular . In this that beautiful golden hour we came across this 'King of the jungle'. As it was winter with all the golden colours in the trees and the sun casting more gold on the King , it was being at the right place at the right time

Lighting

The golden light form the afternoon sun cast the right shades on all the surrounding bush and lion

Equipment

The photo was shot with a 7D and 100-400 Canon lens . It was shot hand help off the back of a safari vehicle

Inspiration

He was lying there with a very satisfied look on his face , and actually like he was posing for us . I just wanted to capture the 'Moment '., and it worked - the gold , the orange - all the autumn colors just makes it special

Editing

I shoot in raw and use light room for cropping when necessary ( as I was taught, you can cut away but never add !!) on this picture I changed the exposure a bit as I was shooting directly into the sun

In my camera bag

I have loads of compact cards - I never want to not be able to take a pic because my card is full. I carry a 50 mm lens , 100-400 , and my happy lens 24-135 mm.

Feedback

I am really just an amateur and this gives me the ' time to smell the roses ' as we all live such rushed lives . All I can suggest to anybody enjoy the moment = Some will come out good and some not . So it is really about the fun you have while taking the picture which becomes part of the memory when you look at the result. I had a fabulous time in the park and I think it comes out in the pictures taken

See more amazing photos, follow annemariemeijer

annemariemeijer

annemariemeijer

Djuma Lion

Picture taken in Greater Kruger Park

Behind The Lens

See more amazing photos, follow annemariemeijer

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes. Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.

Share photos. Enter contests to win great prizes.
Earn coins, get amazing rewards. Join for free.