Regal Gaze

Hello All,
Just got back today after almost a week in the Serengeti. What an unbelievably amazing place! I am pretty sure I've come away with some of the best shots of my life, and I'm excited to share them!

This female lion is one of my favorites of those I've edited thus far. She was sitting on a small dune-like hillock next to a watering hole for quite some time. Then, as the evening light started to get better, she stood up and posed, gazing down her nose at me. The whole time she gave off this regal air- its funny how sometimes animals give off personalities. This shot is minimally edited, just sharpened slightly for the web, but is essentially straight out of the camera.

Hope you like it, and I hope to post more before I head off to Kenya after this weekend!

Subject: Lion (Panthera leo) on a small hillock by a watering hole
Location: Serengeti National Park, Northern Tanzania
Camera: Canon 7D
Lens: Canon EF 500mm f/4 IS - shot on pillow from sunroof of Land Cruiser. IS on in mode 1.
Exposure: 1/2000ss @ f/4; ISO 160.
Crop: Full frame

Thanks!

-Cam