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sajinComment by CEJ: Hello from the Critique Club!
I have studied your image and have the following to offer:
Composition/perspective ΓΆ€“ the shot is very nicely framed. The position of the lions is perfect. Puts both the faces very nicely placed via Rule of Thirds. The amount of negative space helps to keep them strong in the image. I find the rocks (??) being darker a bit of a distraction, but not overly so. The focus seems a little soft/blurry across the face of the lion on the right in the image. The plane of focus seems to be just in front of the face ΓΆ€“ closer to the front surface of the left side lions leg/face. Perhaps a bit of sharpening could have helped that (see below). The lack of space beneath the lions is also a strong element. Shooting at eye level really adds a lot of strength to their expression. Overall, well done composition!
Color ΓΆ€“ a very narrow palette with a lot of rich tonal variations. There are a lot of subtle tone variations in the coats that you have preserved well. The muted tan of the background with the darker areas allows the lions colors to stand out. A boost in contrast would have brought out more of the rich tones (see below).
Lighting ΓΆ€“ very well controlled natural light. Nothing is washed out, it is evenly distributed over your subjects, no harsh shadows hiding detail. Well done!
Challenge requirements ΓΆ€“ for even, this is perfect. Meets the challenge requirements extremely well with an overall strong image.
Overall/my opinion ΓΆ€“ this is a fantastic capture! As it is the color variations are very well preserved. However, a boost in contrast makes it even richer (I downloaded the image and applied contrast and sharpening). A small amount of sharpening brings the right hand lions face to come into crystal focus. This also brought out much more detail in the fur and made the left hand lion even crisper.
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