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A Young King
A Young King
trevytrev


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-04 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: St Louis
Date: Apr 27, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Portraiture, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2008

 Male Lion taken at the St Louis Zoo. He was laying with a female and taking it easy. Then he out of no were catches wind of something and sits up at attention and looks right at me and just stares at me like he knew i was taking his picture, a very beautiful animal. One day I hope to go and see these animals, among others, in the wild.

This is cropped a lot but thanks to the lens it turned out nice and sharp. I desaturated because I wanted a bit more dramatic look them full color and I added vignette to focus more attention on him. I'll add more steps later if need be.

Statistics
Place: 70 out of 468
Avg (all users): 6.2500
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.1402
Avg (non-participants): 6.5366
Views since voting: 1104
Views during voting: 273
Votes: 148
Comments: 16
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 12/29/2008 01:15:38 PM
what a noble animal. you captured it very well, i love the editing here, shows the lion in just the right light
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 05/26/2008 09:58:42 PM
This is simply gorgeous!! One of those at the right place at the right time photos!! Love the story!!! Great capture!!
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 05/08/2008 04:15:01 PM
This works so very well because of the asymmetric look of his face. It's interesting and different. And your processing suits this very nicely - great work all around.
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 05/08/2008 12:50:41 AM
I meant to comment on this during the challenge. I thought the tone and textures of the fur just looked wonderful. I also love how it looks like he is about to speak.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2008 09:56:30 PM
One of my favorites in this contest.
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 05/07/2008 11:18:26 AM
love it - just wish the eyes where a slightly stronger orange 9
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 05/07/2008 12:06:24 AM
Wonderful detail.
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 05/04/2008 07:14:35 PM
Good tonal values. The eyes draw me in so the bits of background aren't too disruptive.
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 05/03/2008 08:30:05 PM
This is just breathtaking!!! One of my favorites!! Good luck!!!
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 05/03/2008 02:12:57 PM
Great focus.
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 05/02/2008 02:55:25 PM
I dont know what that thing is bottomright but it is detracting from your image it keeps drawing my eye away fromthe main subject.
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 05/02/2008 09:26:28 AM
Lovely. What an amazing expression for a lion. Great editing work too. This image would be even more striking with the full 720 pixels.
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 05/02/2008 12:20:28 AM
very nice indeed, clean, sharp lines on the mane, everything is in focus, excellent choice in colours here. well done indeed 9
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 05/01/2008 02:03:24 PM
Majestic
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 05/01/2008 09:07:54 AM
oh my...brilliant...love the edit...gonna give this a 9 There is a majesty about this
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 05/01/2008 01:19:50 AM
Gorgeous photo. The detail, lighting and toning are superb. Well done. 8
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