Animals of Africa #11 Male lions
Sep 6, 2017 12:49:40 #
We were very excited to see the male lions a number of times while in Africa. These were taken early one morning as the sun was coming up and this big guy was having breakfast. he didn't seem to mind us watching. In the last photo you can see how close to the vehicles full of people they actually come. The guides told us to just sit very still, as it is the movement they notice--so we sat still with just our shutter finger clicking away!
Sep 6, 2017 12:54:03 #
Sep 6, 2017 12:55:05 #
Wow - these are so impressive. I love the big guy licking his chops! The last shot is almost unbelievable - you could title it "Lions in a Traffic Jam." Thanks for sharing these.
Sep 6, 2017 13:06:54 #
Sep 6, 2017 13:24:12 #
The last photo was undoubtedly shot with a long telephoto, so the apparent distance between two distant things (lions and cars) is highly compressed.
Sep 6, 2017 13:27:54 #
Amazing shots. Knowing they'd already been well fed, I wouldn't worry about them being this close. 
Sep 6, 2017 13:35:44 #
jdedmonds wrote:
The last photo was undoubtedly shot with a long telephoto, so the apparent distance between two distant things (lions and cars) is highly compressed.
yes it is somewhat compressed as I shot it at 300mm but they really were that close---at times we felt we could reach out and touch them!
Sep 6, 2017 13:36:09 #
Sep 6, 2017 13:36:40 #
ricardo7 wrote:
I think you need to adjust your WB.
yes they are looking a little orange---but it was the golden hour of the morning sun coming up on these
I usually left my white balance on auto
Sep 6, 2017 13:37:11 #
Siena wrote:
Wow - these are so impressive. I love the big guy licking his chops! The last shot is almost unbelievable - you could title it "Lions in a Traffic Jam." Thanks for sharing these.
glad you enjoyed I will post more lions tomorrow
Sep 6, 2017 13:49:07 #
Sep 6, 2017 13:55:55 #
paulhw
Loc: Los Angeles
I went to Africa in 1973 (film cameras and lots of lenses). We would park close to them, and some would come over to the vehicle and lie in its shade. You could (should you be so stupid) reach down and pet them.. Our guide had to tell us to keep our arms inside the vehicle (it sounded ridiculous that he had to tell us that, but we all know people who don't think). He told us the story of a lady tourist who went for a walk by the river at night, and was killed by a leopard. It takes all kinds.
Sep 6, 2017 14:34:08 #
paulhw wrote:
I went to Africa in 1973 (film cameras and lots of... (show quote)
our guide told us of one client who insisted on taking a walk they warned him--he didn't listen and never came back
we were only allowed to walk from our tents to the eating area and into the vehicles
one afternoon two elephants walked through camp right behind the guides tent and the workers saw females and cubs walk past my tent while we were out for the afternoon
Sep 6, 2017 14:36:20 #
cosmo54 wrote:
wow! they are close!!!!! great shots :-)
I think I was on an adrenalin high most of the time and that made the days fly by!
Sep 6, 2017 14:36:58 #
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