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How close would you get?


How close would you get?
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Copyright: Alan Turvey (liquidsunshine) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 196 W: 31 N: 276] (1433)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-02-26
Categories: Nature
Camera: Canon 20D, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX APO RF, Hoya Skylight (1B)
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/60 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2006-04-13 13:27
Viewed: 643
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 45
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
How close would you dare get to this sleeping Lion?

This was shot through glass from quite a distance. This Lion must have been dreaming about the hunt, I say that because he's dribbling!!

Have a great weekend and a good Easter.
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Hello Alan,
Very pleasant close-up portrait of the big cat!
Excellent details, just look at the nose...
Interesting expression captured but I don't think I'll try to interpret!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Alan,

Not as close as this looks! Great shot! very sharp and clear, close enough to see the scars. Love it!

Annetta

Beautiful shot Alan. Well cxropped, great detail. Wonderful...
Tomasz

Great close-up. You did great. It seems as if you were srtanding at the side of the feline when you took teh picture. The model is not bad itself. If it weren't a lion I would already have kissed it. Happy Easter to you, too. Yvonne

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  • LuciG Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 154 N: 743] (8650)
  • [2006-04-13 14:28]
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Hi Alan!
Even if it was through glass and from a quite distance, the picture looks great and it seems from so close! The lion's expression is great!
Congratulations.
Luci

Well captured. Good detail and exposure spot on. Half a mile is close enough for me!!!
Barry

Sir Alan,

Sooo cute, ya just want to kiss it. LOL Excellent shot and well done on the composition and details.

Mike

Definately not this close!!! Lol...wow!!! He is drooling!!! Perhaps he he had glanced your way before the shot and was imagining a tasty morsel.
Excellent clarity, great details, textures and colors, I know shooting through glass is a challenge...well done!
TFS,
Happy Easter
Fran

I would say... It's depending how deep sleep the lion and how strong is the objectif... I see your's go till 500mm :)
Not crazy as a "JackAss" i don't know if they are popular in england... But at least your a wise to stay away...
But excellent close-up! THe details of that big cat are well showed!

This is about as close as you need to be!
Great closeup shot!

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  • Eben (70)
  • [2006-04-14 5:52]
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Hi Alan
This tight crop is absolutely beautiful. Eben

Hello Alan.

A wonderful shot...to see so much detail, up close, from such a powerful meat eater.

Well done.

S&S

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  • james Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 173 W: 2 N: 92] (388)
  • [2006-04-14 7:58]
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Alan, you have done a fantastic job here, great focus, sharp details, i feel like i am mere inches from this wonderful animal.....superb photo..TFS..james

Hi Alan,
This one has very nice texture! I love the close crop, works very well here. Very cute kitty! Thanks for sharing,

Cheers
Jessica

This is an awesome shot Alan! The detail is so clear that it feels like I could touch him and pet him. Now that he's sleeping, he just looks like a big cat trying to enjoy a good wink...

-Bartek

nice tight cropping Alan. details are just perfect. Good control of depth of field.

Hi Alan!
wow, what a shot! I love this tight crop a lot. Whatever he dreams of it must be nice, he's smiling:))
fantastic photo, tfs!
regards and Happy Easter:)
Marija

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2006-04-15 21:23]
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Hi Alan,
great crop this sleeping Lion looks very peaceful, but don't get to close ;-). Excellent POV and superp details. Great composition. and framing.
Happy Easter..Sky

10 / 10 excellent.

waw, what a gorgeous shot, he looks like a sweet kittycat... ALso the rest of your gallery is VERY impressing!

wow salut tes photos sont tres belle j iame beaucoup salut bonne journée

love the facial expression you captured in this picture. frame does the picture justice,
all in all: great job!
tfs
J.
ps will be back for pts later!!

LOVELY and WONDERFUL

I LOVE YOUR SHOT

Daisy

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