Mark McKinney  


Untitled by Mark McKinney

May 2021 - Untitled

About the Image(s)

This is a young African lioness. I took this photo at Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Arizona.
I took a wonderful photography workshop there with Kathleen Reeder Wildlife Photography. Pentax K 1 full frame camera.
Pentax HD 150-450 telephoto lens. I was right up against the fence. Aperture was f 5 which makes the fence "disappear".
1/500th second. ISO 800.


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5 comments posted




Linda M Medine   Linda M Medine
(Group 77)
Lighting is spot on. Great look. The only thing I would think about changing is to crop to not have the tail shown. The tail has highlights on it and my eyes keeps going to the highlights on the tail. I want to keep looking the Young African Lioness eyes. Outstanding image. Winner!   Posted: 05/09/2021 21:13:32



Bruce Michelotti   Bruce Michelotti
Love those eyes. Great capture Mark, she looks close enough to pet! Love the composition and the colors of your shot. I don't know what the fence looked like, but no traces of it in the image--I will have to try that technique next time I'm at the zoo. I do agree with Linda about the highlights on the tail, but you might try to just tone it down a bit as I really like the crop with room all around. Nice shot.   Posted: 05/10/2021 08:47:28



 
The lighting is fantastic in this image! I love those eyes as well, but they seem very slightly out of focus. The coloring and lighting though is just awesome!   Posted: 05/10/2021 10:17:09
Mark McKinney   Mark McKinney
The focus is soft on this. Wish it was better   Posted: 05/10/2021 16:10:41



Lane B Lewis   Lane B Lewis
This is a lovely image. The only thing I would suggest is to add a texture which would
blend everything.   Posted: 05/27/2021 19:16:53