Wow, what a monumental shot, very well done. I agree that the trees work very well with the subject. Honestly, I am not quite sure about the lith treatment- it's such a great shot, the print leaves me craving more of the detail that I know is there in the neg....
this had to be one of those moments that when you were all done doing this shoot you just shook your head in disbelief that this totally wild animal would want to be captured for posterity...Awesome
This shot is so perfect that it could have been taken at a museum of natural history and not in the wild ...