Middle of the afternoon and he had no intention of doing anything at all. In colour this frame is a wash of dull green and dust; in black and white the pale mane separates from the scrub and the whole picture becomes about that one bright shape lying in a dark field. Shot in profile because his eyes were half shut and pretending otherwise would have been dishonest.

Resting Light
Pumba Game Reserve, South Africa · December 2022
1D X Mark II, 400 millimetres, f 5.6, 1/1000 of a second, ISO 800