African Lion


Posted by Jody Melanson on Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:18 pm

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Shot in captivity. Northwood Exotic Ranch. This place is a small privately owned Zoo. The look on the animals faces here are quite content unlike the look on most Zoo animal's faces. He truly loves all of his animals and even gets in the cage with several of the large male Lions, Grizzly Bears, Black Bear, etc.. You can get quite close to the animals here.
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by Paul Burwell on Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:05 pm
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Very majestic portrait. I love the exposure and the crop.

My one small nit is the out of focus background on the bottom left of the frame. Overall though, the very bright background frames this fellow very well for me.
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by Tim Grams on Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:01 pm
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A very nice portrait indeed Jody. The tight crop works very good. I'm agree with Paul the the little patch of green is a bit distracting, but that can easily be toned down. Thanks for sharing this beautiful image. :D
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by joseph motto on Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:35 am
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Very well done, Jody. No nits from me.
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by AForns on Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:40 pm
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Magnificent portrait Jody !!!! I like the expression you were able to capture !!!! Would get rid of the green ... it attracted my eye right away !! Big Congrats !!! 8) 8)

Did he have any tigers?
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by NDCheryl on Thu Dec 08, 2005 8:42 pm
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Looks like a corporate portrait. Very well done.
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by Nicole Brooker on Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:01 am
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What a lovely portrait. You handled the background well. :)
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by Fabs Forns on Fri Dec 09, 2005 8:20 am
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Awesome, majestic and outstanding!!!! :D
 

by cjw on Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:15 am
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Wonderful portrait!
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by PF on Tue Dec 20, 2005 5:03 am
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Beautiful portrait!
This background works well.
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