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I Am The Lion.jpg
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Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX DG HSM for Nikon
Location: The Melbourne Zoo
Date: Feb 26, 2005
Aperture: F 6.3
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2005

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Comments: 6
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 I had just returned from a third trip to Kenya and once again, though I had seen leaopards, I did not see my favourite animal, the lion. I had a couple of days off and decided to head to our local zoo, where the lions were comatose in the grass. Double disappointment! Around noon the food came out...This lion glanced up for a split second during a feed. I was lucky enough to snatch the shot. This was taken with my Sigma (Bigma) 2kg 50-500mm through a wire fence.

ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS WOULD BE MOST WELCOME, THANKS!

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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/06/2006 06:55:43 PM
wow! now that is close. very intimate shot of a lion. not something you see everyday for obvious reasons. that makes this extra special.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/19/2006 10:06:07 AM
Great angle - really gives the sense of power to the lion. Good focus & DOF too. Nice job.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/12/2006 08:35:44 AM
Thank You Bacchus...I held my heavy 50-500mm lens by hand and shot through a fence (which blurred out as I was 1 metre away). On the original, you can see little droplets of water on the whiskers and hair around the mouth. Obviously, the reduced size here doesn't show this.

I took about 100 close ups while three male lions fed...it was an awesome morning's shooting

Thanks for your comments,

Enzo
Nikon D70s
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
 01/12/2006 07:27:19 AM
I have a fairly simple comment for this one:

damn. that's awesome.

!!!

Beautiful detail! And I never thought I'd have a comment like this, but here it is: "Incredibly awesome detail on the nose!" LOL ~ I do mean it, though. This is just SHARP. Very nice!

~ bacchus
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 12/30/2005 12:56:38 PM
this is cool
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 12/30/2005 11:28:32 AM
EXCELLENT!!!!!! This is truly wonderful, as you are looking UP at him and the perspective is not the usual fare. I like the tight close crop and the details of the magnificent face are just terrific. I'm glad you got that shot you were after, and we all get to share it. Beautiful image.
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