Asiatic Lioness

[Uday Kiran]

I took this picture in Gir NP, Gujarat. I did instructed my gypsy driver to park near a sub-adult male, despite the fact that there is a lioness at the other end. My gut told me that she would take a walk to her mate sitting near our jeep. When the lioness emerged, she started strolling in the opposite direction. I had cursed my mistake. But, then after a while she turned around and started to walk to wards her mate. Better still, another lioness joined shortly after.

Aperture: 5.6f
Shutter Speed: 1/1250s
ISO:1000
Exp comp: -2/3 ev
Focal length: 400mm
WB: 5600K
Aperture priority
Hand held
Body: 7d mark ii
Lens: EF 100-400mm IS

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Nice. Would have been an excellent framing with paws captured fully. Thanks for sharing. SaktiWild

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting of this duo taking a walk. Good details. Since you were already using 400 mm focal length, zooming in more was not possible. So I think it would have been good to zoom out a bit to include them fully, with more space at the bottom.

Canon 100-400mm is a versatile lens, I too use this lens. It helps to try out different compositions, if the subject is a bit far, it is better to zoom out and create a habitat composition. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

The rim lighting looks nice. I agree that the paws have been cut off. Else it would have been very nice. At what focal length did you shoot this one? Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Uday Kiran]

Thank you all for the comments and suggestions.:-)

Sabyasachi sir, I shot this at 400mm.