Uploaded: April 14, 2008 23:42:15
Taken back last September while visiting Masai Mara, Kenya. In the last light of the day this old fella decided to come out and pose for us for a few minutes before returning to the pride. To me he looked just plain tired! Poor guy!
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 800, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 365.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D
Tommy E. Burgess April 15, 2008
Great capture, the warm tones definitely gives this shot a lot og character. #901015Ray Clarke April 15, 2008
He does look a bit spaced out Renee, great shot , wonderful light #5789316Raymond Pauly April 15, 2008
Beautiful capture with great lighting, Renee! #5789321Mukesh Srivastava April 15, 2008
Excellent capture with great warm tones and clarity Renee!!!! #5789339Paul E. Earl April 15, 2008
Aaahhh! The poor fella. A really terrific image, Renee! #5789343Teresa Burnett April 15, 2008
Awesome capture Renee!! This guy looks pretty frazzled...probably needed to get away from all the ladies!! Wonderful tones and light!!! #5789344Dominick M. Dimacale April 15, 2008
Great image of the King of the Jungle, Renee.Dominick #5789434
Paul Michko April 15, 2008
Gorgeous capture, Renee. #5789571Anne M. Young April 15, 2008
Super old man and great lighting #5789621Jeff Robinson April 15, 2008
Outstanding wildlife capture Renee! I think he nees a hug:) Jeff #5789847Erin Appelbaum April 15, 2008
Stunning capture Renee. Great lighting. Peter #5790084Bill Knaps April 15, 2008
What a great shot Renee. Beautiful. Bill #5790491John Connolly April 15, 2008
I feel a bit that way myself this morning Renee! Another fabulous wildlife capture, my friend! #5792600Karen Engelbreth April 15, 2008
Wonderful capture, Renee! #5792646Carol Sawyer April 15, 2008
Gorgeous capture, Renee!! #5792702Brett Dolsen April 15, 2008
Awesome wildlife composition Renee!!Barbara Waldoch April 15, 2008
Terrific light and capture, Renee! #5793319Ken Smith April 15, 2008
I bet if you had gotten out of the truck and walked over to him...he wouldn't be so tired and you'd be running...and then tired! I like the golden colors in this. Very well done, Renee! #5793413Graeme yew Chow April 15, 2008
Terrfic composition and lighting, Renee. #5793705Robert K. Bemus April 15, 2008
Super capture, Renee!! #5794451Regina L. Rickert April 19, 2008
Amazing capture, Renee. Love that warm glow! #5808941Michael G. Marshall April 20, 2008
Wonderful shot Renee! Love the lighting and composition! Michael #5810527Anne M. Young May 03, 2008
Congratulations Renee on your Photo of the Day! This a super shot - just love the light.... #5876414Mukesh Srivastava May 03, 2008
Congrats Renee for POTD Win!!!! #5876418Mary K. Robison May 03, 2008
Congratulations on your well-deserved POTD, Renee! #5876448Lynne Morris May 03, 2008
WTG girl, Huge Congratulations on this beautiful POTD award, well deserved Renee. #5876450Darryl Wilkinson May 03, 2008
Beautiful shot, Renee!! Congratulations to you!! #5876454Pat Gamwell May 03, 2008
Wonderful POTD, Renee! Congrats! #5876463Alex T. Mizuno May 03, 2008
Great portrait of old tired king in his throne! Full of pathos in a beautiful golden lighting! #5876476Jill Odice May 03, 2008
WAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! POTD!!!! THis is awesome, the real King of the Beasts! Excellent shot, how brave of you :-)Congrats girlfriend! #5876479Alex T. Mizuno May 03, 2008
Oops, and Congratulations on POTD!! #5876485Cindy Bendush May 03, 2008
Terrific image Renee! Congrats on your POTD! #5876522Susie Peek-Swint May 03, 2008
Beautiful light on this stately old lion Renee ~ many congrats on POTD! #5876588Toni Riggs May 03, 2008
Beautiful image, congrats! #5876608Mike D. Perez May 03, 2008
Congratulations on your great POTD, Renee! #5876634Chris Ebben May 03, 2008
Great title & image. Congratulations on your POTD & at taking such a wonderful picture=^..^= #5876704Cheryl Meisel May 03, 2008
Super shot. Almost makes you feel like the heat of Africa in the shot.Graeme yew Chow May 03, 2008
Congratulation ! on your super POTD, Renee. #5876742Bill Houghton May 03, 2008
Beautiful shot Renee. Congratulations. BillCheck out my personal website at:
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Avril Young May 03, 2008
just out of this world photo...stunning!Deborah Lewinson May 03, 2008
Congratulations on your POTD for this beautiful portrait!Debby #5876801
Omar Sadhan May 03, 2008
Congratulations on your POTD.What lens have you used with your FF 5D to catch this wildlife image? #5876827
Wally Orlowsky May 03, 2008
Congratulations on this awesome POTD, Renee!!! #5876841Vladan D. Djordjevic May 03, 2008
Great photo. Lovely lighting, details, comp. #5876845Jeff Robinson May 03, 2008
Congrats Renee on your Excellent POTD!! Jeff #5876914Margaret Sikora May 03, 2008
Huge congrats on your POTD Renee. #5876947Nadya Johnson May 03, 2008
Congratulations on your awesome Photo of the Day, Renee! #5876958Joy Rector May 03, 2008
congrats on the POTD #5876976Laurence Saliba May 03, 2008
A BIG Congrats Renee!!! So glad to see one of your images as POTD!!! WTG!!! #5876993Kathleen K. Parker May 03, 2008
Lovely photo, Rene! Congrats on POTD!!Evy Johansen May 03, 2008
Big congratulations on your beautiful and well deserved POTD, Renee!! #5877160Linda D. Lester May 03, 2008
Are you going to have the mail when you get back!! Congratulations!!!!! #5877161Michael G. Marshall May 03, 2008
Congratulations on your "Photo of the Day" Renee!Michael #5877190
Josselyne Klecanda May 03, 2008
Awesome! #5877204Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 03, 2008
Congratulationa on your POTD, Renee!!!! Beautiful lion!!!!! ♫ k #5877213Nikki McDonald May 03, 2008
Beautiful light and color in this capture of his majesty. Congratulations on the POTD, Renee. #5877231Ronald F. Fischer May 03, 2008
Congratulations on this awesome POTD!! #5877258RC Fritz May 03, 2008
Congratulations on your POTD!! #5877260Kathy L. Clark May 03, 2008
Wow Renee congrats on your glorious POTD. The light is magnificent and the tones beautiful. Excellent work here. #5877320Debra R. Harder May 03, 2008
WTG, Renee!! BIG CONGRATULATIONS on this well-deserved POTD!!!! Deb #5877521Cassie L. Woodlee May 03, 2008
Oh his is GORGEOUS, stunning capture and congratulations on a well deserved POTD!!!!!! #5877568Jennifer L. Alder May 03, 2008
WONDERFUL!!! HUGE congrats, Renee on your POTD :) #5877739Tiia Vissak May 03, 2008
Congratulations! #5877860Kathleen R. Struckle May 03, 2008
Great image and beautiful lighting. Congrats on your POTD!! #5877923Jim Britt May 03, 2008
Great shot here Renee. Congrats on your win. #5877929Lisa J. Boulden May 03, 2008
Congrats, Renee, on your wonderful POTD!Denise Denomy May 03, 2008
STUNNING CAPTURE, Renee!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WELL-EARNED POTD!!! :0) #5878001Vicki Hunt May 03, 2008
Congrats on your wonderful POTD! #5878003Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 03, 2008
The lighting brings out the beautiful colors on this lion Renee, an instant fav!! Congratulations on your excellent potd! #5878169Brett Dolsen May 03, 2008
Congratulations Renee!!Great POTD!Karen Engelbreth May 03, 2008
Big congrats on your POTD, Renee :0) #5878629Ronda Chatelle May 03, 2008
Fantastic image Renee! Congratulations on your POTD! Well deserved!!! #5878986Robert Baer May 03, 2008
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Gorgeous Renee! Congratulations #5879811Rakesh Syal May 03, 2008
Terrific light and hues, Renee!Siete Meeter May 04, 2008
Beautiful shot, Renee!! Congratulations to you!!#5880376
Susan M. Smith May 04, 2008
Beautiful capture Renee! Congrats on your POTD! #5880983William C. Raco May 04, 2008
Ken Smith May 04, 2008
Awesome, Renee. Congratulations!! #5883019Terry L. Ellis May 06, 2008
An amazing POTD, Renee! Huge congratulations! #5891405Erin Appelbaum May 19, 2008
Congrats on this finalist and the potd. Peter #5942775Laurence Saliba May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this grand finalist Renee!!! WTG my friend!!! #5943395Alex T. Mizuno May 19, 2008
Congratulations on your Finalist Renee!!! #5943863Marina Moore May 19, 2008
Congratulations Renee!!!! :)))) #5944257Kara L. Hendricks May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist!!! #5944305Tiia Vissak May 19, 2008
Congratulations! #5944987Claudia Kuhn May 19, 2008
Terrific capture, congrats Renee! #5945562Jennifer L. Alder May 19, 2008
Congrats, Renee!!! Awesome finalist :) #5945703Bill Knaps May 19, 2008
Congrats on making Finalist and Photo of The Day Renee. Bill #5946292Raymond Pauly May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist! #5947208Laura L. Gonzales May 19, 2008
EXCELLENT!!!!! Congrats on this super finalist!!! Laura #5947830Pat Gamwell May 19, 2008
Well deserved, Renee! Big congrats! #5948119Kristi A. Howson May 19, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist Renee! Gorgeous lighting! #5948169Marilyn K. Lincecum May 19, 2008
Wonderful image Renee..Congrautlations on your finalist !! #5948628Mukesh Srivastava May 20, 2008
Don't feel tired!Terry L. Ellis May 20, 2008
Another amazing finalist, Renee! Congratulations again! #5952954John Connolly May 20, 2008
Huge congratulations on your finalist award, Renee! I really expected gold on this one! #5953507Michael G. Marshall May 21, 2008
Congratulations on this terrific Finalist and Image of the Day, Renee! Outstanding! Michael #5958992Carol Teal May 22, 2008
What a great capture Renee! Congrats on your finalist and on your POTD!!! #5964818Linda D. Lester May 24, 2008
Miss seeing you around...Congrats on this awesome finalist! #5972929Cassie L. Woodlee May 25, 2008
Congratulations, Renee!!!!!!!!! #5974552Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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