Animal Kingdom was the first place I went to. This picture of a female lion was taken on the Kilimanjaro Safari ride. I think that if I want real pictures of safari animals, I'll pay to go on a real safari. The reason I posted this image isn't because of the subject or overall composition, but because of the subtle adjustments I made that I'm happy with.

The first thing I did was to convert to b+w. Then I added a selective sepia toning to just the lion. The final thing I did was to add film grain. I hadn't been able to find a convincing method, but my friend Kim introduced me to the Mezzotint filter and it works great!

June 3, 2004    /