Ofer - this one's for you
With the flurry of male lion portraits appearing on the forum I thought I'd throw one in too.
We spent a glorious sunrise with this battered old male lion on the Madikwe plains in the Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa, last year. Although he looked a bit worse for wear, he was calling (roaring) out to his brother across the plains like he was still a young male in his prime.
The morning mood just made the steam from his roars pop. I love the blunt teeth and the flying spittle. From what I can gather he is still alive...as long as he is united with his brother he remains alive and strong, but once the coalition breaks I fear he will have difficulty hunting alone and actually eating with those teeth.
All critique most welcome!
Techs:
Canon 7D with 100-400mm L IS USM @ 180mm
f5.0 @ 1/2500 SS @ ISO-400










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I LOVE this!!! Just clone out the white hair...





...not that I stand a chance for IOTW anyway 

