Piga Picha
Greeting
Posted by Pied Crow (Nairobi, Kenya) on 24 January 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
This is one of the male lions from yesterday's post, greeting a female lioness nearby.
Philip from Joburg, South Africa
Fantastic !! a clear and beautiful shot well done!
24 Jan 2009 9:19am
Mariska from Stellenbosch, South Africa
Nice capture, I like the light on his face and the darkness on his body.
24 Jan 2009 9:54am
Marion from Liberty Township, United States
Incredible shot! I am very jealous that you are able to get so close to those majestic animals. I enjoy all those shots! Thanks :)
24 Jan 2009 1:20pm
Stephanie from Toronto, Canada
Incredible! You've captured this beast's majesty. I've certainly never been this close to a lion in a natural habitat. Gorgeous and scary!
24 Jan 2009 3:04pm
Faon from Strasbourg, France
He doesn't look like he's happy :-) wonderful shot !
24 Jan 2009 5:22pm
DenisSm from Prague, Czech Republic
i am greeting this lion too and running faster than yesterday :-)).
Great one lion`s portrait.
24 Jan 2009 5:39pm
Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States
Gorgeous photograph. You seem to be able to get incredibly close to these lions (very courageous). They are magnificent animals. The colors come on much brighter on this shot.
24 Jan 2009 6:29pm
@Emilio Garcia: Usually when I get this close, it is because the lions have come our way. We are always with guides in vehicles, and good guides stay a certain distance away to keep from stressing the lions. On this morning, we had turned off the engine some distance from the lions but they came close to check out a spot where a female had been resting. They are magnificent, and I do feel some fear when they look in my direction, but it is actually a pretty safe situation. I always feel incredibly privileged when I see a lion, I don't think that feeling will ever fade. (BTW I posted this a bit brighter, I guess it helped, thanks for the tip.)
baobab from Cambridge, United States
very nice - friendly but scary. the tones and shadows are nicely balanced in this shot and I especially like the way you've controlled the dof and bokeh and used the light to focus attention on his magnificent face.
25 Jan 2009 10:24pm
Charles from New York, United States
Nice capture. I wouldn't want to get in between them!
26 Jan 2009 2:08pm
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
What a handsome fellah! I like the bristles on his tongue.
26 Jan 2009 7:23pm
@Damon Schreiber: Good for cleaning his deep-pile coat!
Claus Petersen from herfølge, Denmark
Looks like a guy you don't wanner get in the way of!
26 Feb 2009 7:05pm
Ram from Bangalore, India
This is the best greeting ever............. well we cannot expect a warm welcome... But this welcome is charged with a 10,000 Watts power.... :) This is his way of welcome. Wonderful capture. Thanks for visiting my photo blog.
24 Mar 2009 11:50am
Nikon D50
1/320 second
F/5.3
ISO 800
195 mm