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Lion - Cameron Park Zoo - Waco Texas

© Mike F. Anderson

Lion - Cameron Park Zoo - Waco Texas

Uploaded: July 11, 2007

Description

1/100 @F4.8 - ISO 400 - 70-300mm @ 165mm

Comments

Taylor July 11, 2007

Yawning lions always make excellent photos. Excellent picture. Good luck in the photo contest. #689654

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer July 12, 2007

WOW!! Terrific capture, Mike. Excellent timing. Fantastic lighting and details. #4501542

Joannie Bertucci level-classic July 16, 2007

Mike, your timing is great with this guy! I bet he does get bored of us photographers trying to get that vicious shot!:-) #4516272

Revonda L. Gentry July 22, 2007

Great capture!! #4539221

Mike F. Anderson August 06, 2007

Thank you Taylor, Kirsten, Joannie and Revonda for your comments! #4611019

Karen Engelbreth September 05, 2007

Fantastic capture - big congrats on your POTD, Mike! #4748172

Darryl Wilkinson September 05, 2007

Majestic catch, Mike. Congratulations!! #4748200

Toni Riggs September 05, 2007

Fantastic capture and congrats! #4748202

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer September 05, 2007

BIG congratulations on your fantastic POTD, Mike. #4748251

Mary K. Robison September 05, 2007

Outstanding capture, Mike!
Congratulations on your well-earned POTD! #4748336

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict September 05, 2007

Congratulations on you POTD, Mike...Dominick #4748394

Bill Houghton September 05, 2007

Great shot Mike. Perfect timimg on this one. Congratulations. Bill

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Bill Houghton Photography #4748403

Evy Johansen level-classic September 05, 2007

Outstanding image, Mike!! Big congratulations on your POTD! #4748452

Joy Rector September 05, 2007

congrats on the POTD #4748473

Hurk (Steve) Hurkett September 05, 2007

Super capture, Mike!! A BIG Congratulations to you on your POTD! ... steve
#4748489

Ed Taguba September 05, 2007

Congratulations on your POTD! 09.05.07

Ed #4748742

Janet Sitas September 05, 2007

The colors are so rich and the timing perfect. It made me smile.
Well done and Congrats!
Janet #4748872

Josselyne Klecanda September 05, 2007

This is great, what a catch. Congrats #4748960

RC Fritz September 05, 2007

Congratulations on your POTD!! #4749012

Amy JACKSON September 05, 2007

Wonderful capture, Mike! Congratulations on your POTD! #4749312

Dean Campbell level-classic September 05, 2007

Mike, Great timing on this photo! Congrats on your POTD. #4749470

Sharon F. Morris level-classic September 05, 2007

Congrats on your POTD this is a great
capture!! :-) #4750169

Shirley Pearce September 05, 2007

Hi Mike, great photo! I'll have to make the trip from Houston to the Cameron Zoo! #4750294

Cheryl Meisel September 05, 2007

Awesome shot! I love the lighting too!
Big Congrats on your win with it :)
Cherylm #4750428

Jim Britt September 05, 2007

Awesome shot. Love the clarity. Congrats on POTD. #4751234

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe September 05, 2007

Congrats Mike on this Terrific POTD!! Jeff #4751686

Lindley Johnson level-classic September 05, 2007

I love this POTD, Mike! Your timing is excellent - congratulations! #4751821

Patricia Ronan September 05, 2007

Great shot, congrats on your POTD:) #4752181

Mike F. Anderson September 05, 2007

Thank you everyone for your comments. I was very surprised and pleased to come home and see the emails in my inbox. I've never had a POTD before and I'm very humbled and grateful for this recognition of one of my photos, considering all the great photos and photographers I see here everyday. #4752534

Donna La Mattino Pagakis September 05, 2007

Very cool, great timing Mike. Congratulations!! #4752811

September 06, 2007

Great capture.

How much PP was done on this? #4755435

Milan Banik September 06, 2007

SUPERB SHOT...... #4755879

Vikram Jamwal September 06, 2007

Wonderful shot!!! and very amusing to watch too Mike!!! Very well done!!! #4756008

Mike F. Anderson September 06, 2007

Thank you Donna, Darren, Milan & Vikram for your comments!

Darren, "PP" as in Post Processing? I uased a melancholy filter from Flaming Pearl do create a darkend vignette around the outside borders and then a smoothing filter to bring down the overall contrast of the scene and smooth out a bit of the corseness of his hair. Then blured the background wall a bit to accentuate the Lion out front and finally did some localized sharpening around his face and whiskers to highlight those areas. #4757304

September 16, 2007

Thanks Mike - it worked a treat on your pic. #4797103

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