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Posted by John Spreitzer on Wed Oct 17, 2018 10:41 am

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Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania

A group of half a dozen lions isolated a Cape buffalo from a small herd on the crater floor, then this lioness made the initial pounce.   
  
Nikon D500 with Tamron 150-600 G2 at 600 handheld on padded railing (VC on)
1/640 sec, F6.3, ISO 180 (Auto)
 
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by Paul Fusco on Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:10 am
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Outstanding.
Did you have to maneuver to get this angle or did it fall into place for you?

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by SantaFeJoe on Wed Oct 17, 2018 11:16 am
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The buffalo doesn't seemed phased by the passenger on his back! He even has some grass dangling from his mouth. Neat capture.

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by david fletcher on Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:24 pm
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Paul Fusco wrote:Outstanding.
Did you have to maneuver to get this angle or did it fall into place for you?

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Double outstanding John.  Nightmare for the Buff... Stuff of our dreams.  Congrats
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by John Spreitzer on Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:30 pm
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david fletcher wrote:
Paul Fusco wrote:Outstanding.
Did you have to maneuver to get this angle or did it fall into place for you?

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Double outstanding John.  Nightmare for the Buff... Stuff of our dreams.  Congrats

Thanks for commenting.   We did not maneuver for this angle. My initial shot with the lion on the back was a total side view. As the action unfolded the buffalo was turning to eventually give this angle.  Feel very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time.  
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by Ron Day on Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:49 pm
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What a unique wildlife photograph, John. Congrats.
 

by Carol Clarke on Wed Oct 17, 2018 3:34 pm
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Classic lioness hunting strategy, with the first pounce by the first lioness as she tries to weaken the buffalo while keeping out of range of those lethal horns.

Superb capture of the fight for survival, John and perfect angle to get both faces of predator and prey. Well done!

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by Marc on Thu Oct 18, 2018 1:35 pm
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Love the lighting and moment here John, the fact that you have both eyes visible is what makes this encounter even more special.

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by Ed Cordes on Fri Oct 19, 2018 9:22 pm
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As mentioned the action is outstanding. You also managed to get both animals in great focus stem to stern. The circle of life is hard to observe, but it is, after all life. Did the Cape Buffalo survive this attack?
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by John Spreitzer on Fri Oct 19, 2018 10:03 pm
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Ed Cordes wrote: Did the Cape Buffalo survive this attack?
Ed, yes the Buffalo did survive. After a few more lions closed in, the rest of the herd returned to scatter them, and that was that. Will probably post one more photo from this encounter.
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by Morkel Erasmus on Sat Oct 20, 2018 1:45 pm
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Just a fabulous frame! So well composed and timed, and the story is evident.
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by MoniqueA on Wed Oct 24, 2018 10:39 pm
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Great action shot!
 

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Terrific shot!
 

by Debapratim Saha on Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:41 pm
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Killer image! Congrats!
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