CindiAlvarado
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Reflection of a lioness from the Ndutu Wildlife Area in Tanzania.
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vonnievisions
June 17, 2016
Awesome shot. Shots like this are far and few. Congratulations you did great.
CindiAlvarado
March 13, 2018
Thank you everyone for the kind comments! It was one of my favorite moments in Africa!
angelabranson
March 24, 2018
I love the reflection! What a tender moment, coming to the water to drink. Great capture!
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Location
This photo was taken in the Ndutu Wildlife Area in Tanzania, AfricaTime
This was taken mid-afternoon.Lighting
There was nothing special about the lighting. Just a typical sunny African afternoon.Equipment
This was shot with my Canon 7D with a Canon 100-400L lens from the safari jeep using a bean bag for stability.Inspiration
We were driving and came upon a pride of about 12 lions gathered around some puddles in a large open dry riverbed area. They were all lying around and just resting, when this lioness got up and walked away from the rest of the group. I asked our guide to follow her until I got the right angle and caught the shot. She jumped over the puddle a minute later. These were really just puddles, but they provided some nice reflections.Editing
I always shoot raw so all my photos are processed in Lightroom. This one was also run through Topaz Clarity for nature. I did not use Photoshop.In my camera bag
My normal equipment is either my Canon Mark III or the Canon &d Mark II. My standard lenses are the Canon 100-400L, Canon 28-300L, Canon 17-40L and the Sigma Art lens 24-105. I like to carry a travel tripod,remote trigger as well as a set of Lee ND filters and a polarizer filter. No filters were used for this photograph however. I also carry lens wipes and an air blower to help keep the lenses clean.Feedback
Just wait for the moment. We watched these lions sleep for a long while before one got up and moved off for a better shot. Also, when you isolate something, it sometimes makes a better image. These were really puddles that were nothing to look at when taking in the whole area with the pride of lions. The bigger photo was just a muddy riverbed with a couple large puddles-it was when we followed the lioness and zoomed in on her that the shot became the photograph. And have fun-just being there to see these animals is incredibly special-enjoy it.