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The Dominant Male Lion
The Dominant Male Lion
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Yellow V (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: South Africa
Date: Aug 19, 2010
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 21, 2010

 Taken during one of our Safaris during a visit to South Africa. This big male was only a few meters from the jeep, and was just about to fall asleep. He had been roaring all night before we found him in the morning as he was patrolling the edge of his territory.

I'm betting I will get a few comments on this being more orange than yellow.

I am currently still in Africa, so if a validation request is made, hopefully I can get a leniency on the 48 hour rule (I don't often have internet access right now).

Post processing (Aperture):
* Crop
* White Balance
* Increase Exposure, Recovery, Black Point, and Brightness
* Increase Definition
* Increase Saturation with lower Vibrancy
* Increase Highlights
* Increase Shadows with higher Low Tonal Range
* Increase Yellow Saturation
* Edge Sharpen
* Export to 800 px wide
* Levels (Pixelmator)
* Unsharp Mask (Pixelmator)
* Export for web

Statistics
Place: 150 out of 206
Avg (all users): 4.8125
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.7976
Avg (non-participants): 4.8289
Views since voting: 708
Views during voting: 246
Votes: 160
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/02/2010 06:15:27 PM
Where in the RSA are you now Mike?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/31/2010 05:20:30 PM
Beautiful capture, too bad about the thing in front of his mouth. I think when you see a lion, you can't help but look at his mouth.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2010 11:09:37 AM
Love the stare!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2010 04:15:05 PM
Typical African winters bush. Lovely shot. Pity about the stalk in front of his mouth/nose.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2010 10:20:52 AM
you could boost a bit the saturation here. but it's a good picture. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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