In the Serengeti, these lions were laying in the grass in the shade of this tree, when another crossed the field to climb up and relax, prompting the others to follow suit or just check it out. Finally, there were three in the tree, but I liked this image better while there were only two up there..
Glad you went after the larger image Jeffrey !!! Excellent framing !! Images from that camera sure have a different look, something about the density !!! Love it !!!
I love this composition, rather than a shot of two lions in the tree. All along, I was thinking that 1DSIII would be capable of handling such environmental shots. You have proved my belief right. Nice shot. Captures the overall drama well. I don't know how much post processing you need with the files from this camera.