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    I took this one on a recent trip to India. This young male lives in the Gir Forest of western India (pronounced "gear") where I have a conservation project under way.

    The lions and other wildlife fall into some of the 9,000+ open pit wells in the region. In the last 2 years over 25 of them have been killed this way. Given that there are only about 350 of these lions left in the wild, all in India, it is a serious problem. Shortly, I will have a nonprofit in place (The Lions of Gir Foundation) to raise money here in the US for erecting barricades around the wells. I'm doing this in conjunction with a nonprofit in India.

    In the meantime, I'm very much in awe of these beautiful creatures. This one was photographed at ground level because the guards allowed me to get out of the jeep and sit on the ground. I was able to photograph this lion for almost 30 minutes while he watched us very closely - and I lived to tell the story! :)

    Mark III, 500mm+1.4x, 1/320, f/11

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    An absolutely gorgeous portrait! Great intimacy, riveting gaze and superb color. I love the overall feel of this photo and wouldn't change anything.

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    Very nice image, love the pleasant mellow colors, and the eye contact...:cool:
    Was she hungry??:eek:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gus Cobos View Post
    Very nice image, love the pleasant mellow colors, and the eye contact...:cool:
    Was she hungry??:eek:
    He was hungry. However, when he thought about eating me he realized it would have meant going off his low-fat diet. :):):)

    Steve

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    ..... way to go Steve !!!! :D:)

    You have captured a special look !!! Excellent fur colors and sharpness !!! Wonder what's on its mind !!!

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    Excellent looking image. Works for me all around - light, framing, expression, crop, exposure.

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    Lovely image. Rarely does one get to see Gir lions with a fantastic background bokeh.
    Thanks for sharing.

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    The carmel brown eyes makes this one.

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    Love the tight crop and those great eyes. Looks as if he is asking you a question!

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    Very nice. The colour, bg, pose, looks, sharpness. I love this. Thanis for sharing

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    Not much I can add that has not been said. Very intimate and warm looking.

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    Excellent shot of a beautiful lion with nice composition.
    we live in the same state where gir is located "Gujrat" and are very fond of them.
    nice to know that u are so concerned about their safety and actually tried
    to do something to protect them.

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