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Lioness



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cameraCanon EOS 600D

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 640 Shutter 1/400 

upload_dateNov, 2013

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26 Comments |
UnkleFrank
 
UnkleFrank November 16, 2013
Great capture. Like your use of light. nicely done.
julienjohnston
 
julienjohnston November 16, 2013
Beautiful light!
changezi
 
changezi November 16, 2013
nice
photosue50
 
photosue50 December 27, 2013
Wow!
lito
 
lito April 02, 2014
Great work!
mikemalak
 
mikemalak April 02, 2014
Nice shot!!
brentmorris
 
brentmorris April 02, 2014
Simply Magnificent
ArtQ
 
ArtQ April 03, 2014
Congrats on your Peoples Choice Award.
kasper Ultimate
 
kasper April 03, 2014
Congrats on award. Outstanding shot.
Rl1956
 
Rl1956 April 03, 2014
WOW, spectacular capture, congrats
dezdizzyle-tog
 
dezdizzyle-tog April 03, 2014
Thank you so much for the votes and the kind comments, I'm truly humbled and grateful, Thank you!
KeithBannerman Ultimate
 
KeithBannerman April 03, 2014
Great shot
BrianpSlade
 
BrianpSlade April 03, 2014
Quite stunning!!...a wonderful capture!...Well done and congrats!....Brian
jojoxena
 
jojoxena April 03, 2014
Congratulations,superb!
GinaLevesque
 
GinaLevesque April 03, 2014
wowww superbe!
AshThomson Platinum
 
AshThomson April 04, 2014
Brilliant photo!
dezdizzyle-tog
 
dezdizzyle-tog April 04, 2014
Thank you all for the kind words and the peer recognitions, it truly means a lot to me
iancolston
 
iancolston April 05, 2014
Truly awesome photography. Congratulations.
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots April 06, 2014
Amazing capture! Congrats.
mloiz
 
mloiz April 10, 2014
Amazing capture!!!
ShutterBug76
 
ShutterBug76 April 11, 2014
outstanding
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta April 16, 2014
Marvelous capture of the Queen hunter under wonderful warm sunlight. Congratulations on being the PC Winner.
Arzhtatiana
 
Arzhtatiana April 16, 2014
Nice work! Congratulations!
srikrishna
 
srikrishna April 17, 2014
good one
perfect lighting, looking ROYAL
dezdizzyle-tog
 
dezdizzyle-tog December 09, 2014
Thank you all for the lovely comments, I feel very humbled..
michaeltillman Platinum
 
michaeltillman February 24, 2017
I think she is telling you to "get that damm camera out my face, NOW". Great shot.

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Behind The Lens

Location

This Photo of a Lioness was taken at Yorkshire Wildlife Park Not the wild plains of Africa as its appearance might (hopefully) suggest :)

Time

It was a late December afternoon just before closing time and the park was just about deserted, i was making my way to the exit when this Lioness broke away from the pride and slowly walked up the ridge and into the light of the low setting sun, I kept taking photo's as she climbed the ridge and as she reached the summit she stood and roared with her face bathed in the red glow of the sun.

Lighting

The best times of day for photography are when the sun is low in the sky, although this can't always be achieved, this is why I love photographing wildlife in the winter, the low light adds so much drama to the image. I was very fortunate to have this beautiful beast walk up into the very special light that evening.

Equipment

Very simple equipment, a Canon EOS 600d with a Canon 70-300mm lens at the full 300mm shot at 1/400th of a second at f5.6 ISO 640 shot in manual mode with auto ISO because of the rapidly changing light conditions

Inspiration

The emergence of the lioness into the light is what makes this image what it is.. It's all about the light!

Editing

Only to the background really there were some power lines and a building in the background that really detracted from the image so i cloned those out, The Lioness is pretty much as taken on the day

In my camera bag

Too much!! Depending on where I am going and what I am shooting.. my normal kit for wildlife is a Canon 80d with a Sigma 150-500mm attached, my backup is a Canon 600d with a sigma 70-300mm on it which is usually on a sling at my side. Other kit i usually have with me for general use is a Canon 10-18mm wide angle lens which is a superb piece of kit that i love to use for landscape and even portrait for close up work. An old Canon 18-55 Mk1 kit lens which is tremendously sharp and a couple of primes to choose from for portrait or indoor sports work, Always at least a couple of spare batteries and memory cards and a microfibre cloth is a must.. Plus a kagoule for that unexpected shower.. very light and packs away very small Big enough to cover myself plus my gear!

Feedback

It's all about the light, and that means timing your shoot to suit whenever possible. The beauty of digital is you can can shoot off as many shots as you like to get that ONE stand out image, dont be afraid to use fast bursts if you sense something is about to happen, better to discard 10 shots than to miss the money shot by waiting too long.. remember with wildlife if you see it before you shoot then you have missed the shot!

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