Young male lion. Entered him in challenges before - he wasn't well received then and don't expect he will be now. He's actually very beautiful and I love watching him. Not much editing, especially for an expert challenge but I didn't feel much was necessary.
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Thank you everyone for voting. Didn't think this would do as well as it did.
My steps:
crop,sharpen,levels,curves
lots of mask layers with various gaussian blurs and sharpening
more mask layers used with screen and multiply for highlights (eyes) and shadows (vignette)
Statistics
Place: 7 out of 170 Avg (all users): 6.8759 Avg (commenters): 8.4000 Avg (participants): 6.1067 Avg (non-participants): 7.1442 Views since voting: 3081 Views during voting: 494 Votes: 290 Comments: 43 Favorites: 13 (view)
Courtenay, this is one of the most beautiful animal photos I have ever seen. I'm so glad it was better received this time! I would have been so disappointed if this one wasn't on the front page. If it were up to me, it would have a ribbon under it right now, but I'm glad at least it made the top 10 in an amazingly competitive challenge!
I love this shot. Excellent job of focusing, alignment, and overall appeal. Your choice of subject matter is absolutely marvelous. I love the look that you captured on this wonderful beast! Outstanding job!!
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Love this shot! I love the sharpness in the middle of the pic and the softness around the edges. The vignetting is nice. It really focuses the eye on the face. 9
Ooooooooh . . ..DEFINITELY my favorite in this challenge, and a new favorite in my fav's! What gorgeous, dreamy processing of a fabulous animal! From what I've seen, if this doesn't win a ribbon, then you got seriously robbed! I wish I could give it two 10's!
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