Leo emerges
by wkmen

Comment by train:
Nice lighting here but its a shame there isnt more detail on the lions face
Nicely done

Leo emerges
by wkmen

Comment by brett2004:
Awesome lighting! Maybe could have used one more very soft light to illuminate the right side of the face a little more. But the body, legs, feet, and background are amazing! 9

Mr. Monkey
by wkmen

Comment by wkmen:
I don't get it. Now - I know it's not a top 20 because it lacks imagination, but spot-on focus, no blow-outs (over exposures), a uniformly-colored dark background, obviously meets the challenge. And it's bottom 5%?? Check out the photos 15-25 spots above this - out of focus, confusing elements, overexposed, camera shake, obvious use of photo manipulation software...blah, blah, blah. I'm done with faking "studio" shots.

That said, I really do appreciate the comments - well, most of them

Message edited by author 2004-01-30 01:08:15.

Mr. Monkey
by wkmen

Comment by train:
cute but a bit grainy Fits the challenge

Mr. Monkey
by wkmen

Comment by peecee:
Lighting could be better.

Leo emerges
by wkmen

Comment by kcg:
Just because I'm a leo you are getting a bit higher score.
Plus a very nice pic and leo, might have used a soft light on the front too, a bit from above :D

Leo emerges
by wkmen

Comment by AFViper:
Great shot. I like the lighting, you went with the lit from behind idea but kept a lot of the detail in the photo, didn't just settle for a siluet. To improve this I think a white, smooth background would have been better. That would make all of the shadows in the lion stand out. The wood table, and the grainy background don't help things in my opinion.

Leo emerges
by wkmen

Comment by Nowhere_Man:
Extra points on this for the backlight. Would have liked just a hair more light on top around the mane and the left side of the face.

Bear versus Man
by wkmen

Comment by vtruan:
I'd like to see an angle where the bear isn't being affraid of a little toad stabber.

Leo emerges
by wkmen

Comment by Warby:
Nice lighting. I like the tight crop, but maybe a bit too tight on the tail