lioness

Comments Appreicated. Stuck this in the "Nature" forum, even though it's at the zoo.

Unusal lioness portrait. Congratulations!

Nice tonality on the chest and tongue. I see you used a Canon 10D for earlier shots and now a D2H. Do you use both or did you move from one to the other, and if so, is it tonality that caused you to change?

To answer the camera/tonality question, I shoot for a daily newspaper, which is where I get my Nikon gear (a DiH and D2H). I shoot Canon personally, because I like Canon better. I use the D2H for sports usually, but I took it out this day since there were no sports assignments and I could use the 300 mm lens to get close to the animals. I have access to a 300mm with 1.4x extender for Nikon, but only 200mm for my Canon.

Of course, the D2H is a better camera, but I like shooting with my 10D for the extra 2 megapixels. As far as image tone, both cameras have worked equally well for me, although the 10 D is a little noisier at higher ISO's.

My dream camera is the Canon 1D MK II, but that's a little ways off according to my personal budget.