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African Lion ! (C)

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Posted by John Robinson on May 15, 2009 at 5:14 PM
African Lion ! (C)
Lets have some zoo stuff. Westmidland safari park is just down the road from me. I do bird surveys there and its great for some different stuff. Good for native stuff too, especially corvids and gulls in the winter..
D200 Sigma 50-500 mm
Through car window
JohnR
Posted by jeff acreman on May 15, 2009 at 5:30 PM
hi john

great shot the male's mane is just great (looks close to mating by its colour being blacken) i hope you had the window up(closed) ?

jeff acreman
Posted by John Robinson on May 15, 2009 at 5:36 PM
Hi Jeff
Thanks - yes the man comes round and throws you out if you don't have it shut !! :wink:
Cheers
John
Posted by keith mitchell on May 16, 2009 at 3:58 AM
John why don't you get out of the car and get some real close up's.
Nice capture!!!!
:toast: Mitch.
Posted by Drew Mellowship on May 16, 2009 at 5:59 AM
Nice image John, well timed, good colours and nice overall feel to the image.

Drew :smile:
Posted by Malcolm Muir on May 16, 2009 at 12:31 PM
Nice one John - love the colours

Malcolm :toast:
Posted by Fran French on May 16, 2009 at 1:00 PM
Lovely colour John, and a very appealing image.

Fran :toast:
Posted by Billy Fairburn on May 16, 2009 at 4:12 PM
Nice colours John, just a shame about the repeating pattern in the top right (the fence, I guess?) You never see manes like that in the wild!
Posted by John Robinson on May 16, 2009 at 4:50 PM
No fence Billy - Just my appalling noise reduction selection perhaps..! Maybe another blurred head or something in the corner - Can't remember .
I'll never see a lion in the wild so long live saf parks and zoos !
Cheers
john
Posted by Colin Preston on May 17, 2009 at 7:26 AM
Love this one a great interaction shot.