Motif: lion - treed again

Posted by Rich S on Wed Nov 19, 2003 6:53 pm

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Same female; same tree. Serengeti 2002. Been too busy to do post but wanted to continue the theme. Hate the sky - but how often do you get to look eye-to-eye at a wild lion 15 feet off the ground.

D60, 100-400 at 300, full frame & we were backing up to get a bit further away even as I shot this. The tree limb was almost directly over the road.
1/200 & f8 at ISO 800 (turned the dial to go to 100 and ended up at 800. Duh!) Flash at -1/3.

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by Safariguy on Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:11 pm

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The BG may not work, but those eyes rock.... I never get a good low angle on the eyes, but then I never tried looking at them up a tree...

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by NDCheryl on Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:16 pm

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Pretty intense look she is giving you. Makes forget about the sky!

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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:32 pm

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Agree on lots of in your face impact Rich.. Thanks for posting ..

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by Bill Whala on Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:47 pm

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The pose is great. The stare is captivating. Excellent!

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by Steve Mason on Wed Nov 19, 2003 8:48 pm

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Normally I'd hate the sky too, but in this shot, who cares?

Awesome in your face shot. 300mm ?

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by Kelly on Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:41 pm

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Rich, those eyes are intense, and I'm glad they weren't focused on me. I almost feel like she's about to jump out of my monitor and lunge at me.

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by cjw on Wed Nov 19, 2003 10:12 pm

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Really incredible shot!

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by DC on Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:16 am

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Holy lion breath batman........

Awesome shot Rich, love that stare

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by Carol Clarke on Thu Nov 20, 2003 4:24 am

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Another wonderful tree shot Rich. Excellent and great detail, including the pesky flies!

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