Anyone a Leo?

Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
edited March 25, 2012 in Other Cool Shots
Was at the Yorkshire Wildlife park again yesterday...Took over 380 photograps...one of my best shooting days for a good while...

Here's some lions...

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24-3-2012 Lion Looking Back by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

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24-3-2012 Lion v2 by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

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24-3-2012 Lion roar by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

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24-3-2012 Lion Looking afar by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

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24-3-2012 Lion by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

And I would like opinions on these alternative processes for the lion. I was heading towards an "African Plains" sort of colour...

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24-3-2012 Lion's Territory by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

...and a sort of "aged" version without the colour popped lion...

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24-3-2012 Lion's Territory duplex mix by http://bendthelight.me.uk, on Flickr

Cheers

Comments

  • TonyCooperTonyCooper Registered Users Posts: 2,276 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2012
    You asked about opinions about the last two.

    To me, they look contrived. Like a stuffed lion in front of a backdrop
    in a boardwalk photographer's studio.

    I would not normally be so blunt, but when you ask for opinions you
    kinda open the door for the negative as well as the positive.

    Now, the other images are quite good. Sleepy majesty.

    The second image seems to show dust spots on your sensor. (Left sky)
    Unless they are something in the actual background, get your blower out.
    Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida
    http://tonycooper.smugmug.com/
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2012
    I like #1, quite good. As to the dust spots on #2..............yes you really do need to clean your sensor.

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • Bend The LightBend The Light Registered Users Posts: 1,887 Major grins
    edited March 25, 2012
    TonyCooper wrote: »
    You asked about opinions about the last two.

    To me, they look contrived. Like a stuffed lion in front of a backdrop
    in a boardwalk photographer's studio.

    I would not normally be so blunt, but when you ask for opinions you
    kinda open the door for the negative as well as the positive.

    Now, the other images are quite good. Sleepy majesty.

    The second image seems to show dust spots on your sensor. (Left sky)
    Unless they are something in the actual background, get your blower out.
    Sam wrote: »
    I like #1, quite good. As to the dust spots on #2..............yes you really do need to clean your sensor.

    Sam

    Thanks guys.

    Tony, I asked for opinions...no need to explain. It's fine that you don't like them. as to the observation that they look like a studio, I sort of had that effect in mind...not necessarily studio, but the old, printed on something other than shiny paper kind of shot. Hard to explain what I mean, but think old style explorers in the jungle with big old cameras with tripods and the big cloak thing on the back...:)

    As for the spots (WHY did I not see them???) they are not dust...they are cloning artefacts! There was one big pylon just there...I'll get onto it. :)

    Cheers folks.
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