Inspiring Photo: Zeus Lion-African-Panthera leo #5491499

Zeus Lion-African-Panthera leo

Uploaded: January 16, 2008

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African lion-Panthera leo/animal, animals, wildlife, threatened wildlife, endangered wildlife, endangered species, cat, cats, great cat, great cats, big cat, big cats, exotic cat, exotic cats, feline, predator, predators

Exif: F Number: 7.1, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/800 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 120.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II

Comments

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 09, 2008

Wow, so cool, great timing and beautiful lion!!! #873466

Hendrik Storme March 11, 2008

Terrific capture!!! #5628489

Dianna Murphy March 12, 2008

Wow, I hope there was something between him and you cause he looks like he coming to get you. #5634326

Kate Jackson March 18, 2008

Amazing shot William! He is coming straight for you! Glad you survived! #5655946

Cindy Bendush March 18, 2008

Congrats on this spectacular POTD! Going into my favs! :-) #5655955

Robyn Gwilt March 18, 2008

Magnificent capture of a magnificent beast! Where was this taken?
#5655963

Holly J. Jackson March 18, 2008

kinG of the jungle... no DOUBT!! He looks MAJESTIC!!

Congrats on your POTD!! ; ) #5656019

Dominick M. Dimacale March 18, 2008

Congratulations on your POTD win!!!

Dominick #5656065

Toni Riggs March 18, 2008

WOW!!!! Congrats on your well deserved POTD! #5656149

Mary K. Robison March 18, 2008

Outstanding capture!
Congratulations on your well-earned POTD! #5656200

Bill Houghton March 18, 2008

Great action shot William. Great timing. Congratulations on your POTD. Bill

Check out my personal website at:

Bill Houghton Photography
#5656244

Lisa J. Boulden March 18, 2008

Fabulous POTD!
Congrats!
#5656589

Deborah Lewinson March 18, 2008

Congratulations on your POTD for this dynamic image! #5656627

Patricia A. Casey March 18, 2008

William, wonderful Lion....wonderful capture (so to speak...which is a really good thing...)Where did you photograph this beautiful cat? Congratulations on your POTD....it's a sure attention getter....Patricia #5656653

JO ANN CLEVELAND March 18, 2008

AWESOME! What a fantastic capture, congratulations on your BP POTD!

jo ann c. #5656957

Josselyne Klecanda March 18, 2008

WOW! what a shot. Congrats. #5656979

Linda D. Lester March 18, 2008

WOW!!! What a beauty!! Congratulations! #5657140

Kathy L. Clark March 18, 2008

Congrats William on your awesome POTD. #5657154

Samantha L. Dean March 18, 2008

Fabulous shot! Totally amazing!!! Congrats on having this photo selected as a Photo Of The Day!!!! #5657230

Jim Britt March 18, 2008

Congrats on your POTD. Beautiful cat there. #5657257

Roberta R. Hedman March 18, 2008

Fantastic!!!!!!!!!! #5657545

Erica Murphy March 18, 2008

Congrats on your POTD William!!! This is such a great image!!

Erica #5657664

Nancy Donnell March 18, 2008

Wow, William. Love this shot. His mane is amazing. It makes this image so dramatic. congrats!! I too, was curious where he resides, and where you found him. #5657815

Evy Johansen March 18, 2008

Outstanding shot, William!! Congratulations on your POTD!! #5657827

Denise Denomy March 18, 2008

WOW! WHAT A BEAUTY! FANTASTIC CAPTURE, William!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR POTD!! :0) #5657921

She-She Killough March 18, 2008

One word William.... WOW!!!!!!!! #5657926

Donna M. Paul March 18, 2008

This is one of the Best Lion Shots I have Seen in a LONG Time...GREAT ACTION CAPTURE...Where did you capture this??

Donna #5658037

Cheryl Meisel March 18, 2008

WOW what an awesome shot of a beautiful animal!
BIG CONGRATS on your wins with this one!
Cherylm #5658117

Philippe Vieux-Jeanton March 18, 2008

Terrific action capture! Congrats!! #5658204

RC Fritz March 18, 2008

Terrific!! Congratulations on your POTD!! #5658257

Kathleen R. Struckle March 18, 2008

Awesome capture. Congrats on POTD!! #5658687

Joy Rector March 18, 2008

congrats on the POTD #5658759

karyl dalbey March 18, 2008

Really great shot! Love the camera angle. Congratulations on POTD. Karyl Dalbey #5658804

Lori L. Thomas March 18, 2008

I rarely comment, but this is so breathtaking. Excellent shot. #5658817

Christian Rosito March 18, 2008

Amazing, congratulations on this wonderful POTD! #5659342

Jeff Robinson March 18, 2008

Congrats on your Outstanding and Well Deserved POTD!! Jeff #5659538

Siete Meeter March 18, 2008

Outstanding capture!
Congratulations on your well-earned POTD!

#5659656

March 18, 2008

Congratulations (AWESOME!)beautiful Lion #5659703

karyl dalbey March 18, 2008

Looks like everyone is in agreement that this is a great shot! You should look into selling it to National Geographic or some other type of magazine. I think you have a winner here! Karyl Dalbey #5660022

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 18, 2008

Congratulations on your potd William, excellent action capture! #5660826

Laura L. Gonzales March 19, 2008

Outstanding capture!!! Congrats on your well deserved POTD!! Laura #5665912

Nancy (Peaches) Harker March 20, 2008

Awsome c apture, he is beautiful!!!
Big Congrats on your POTD!!! #5666360

James E. Coleman March 20, 2008

The dust in this amplifies the action nature of this and how dramatic it is!
Since you haven't responded to these notes I hope he didn't get you!!:):)

Jim #5670501

March 24, 2008

Where was this taken? It's fantastic. If it was taken at a zoo, you did an amazing job covering that up. #5688691

William Dow March 24, 2008

Thank you for your comments. The charging lion's name is Zeus and he lives at the Shambala Preserve in Acton, CA. I have been acting staff photographer there since 1982. The photo was taken of him in his compound through chain link fencing. I used a 70-200mm Canon lens on a Canon EOS1D Mark ll. The fencing was shaded from the sun so I made it disappear with selective focus. I left the settings on Program. The ISO was set to 400. I believe the shutter speed was around 350-400th/sec. The aperture was probably around f8. I used Photoshop to clean up the background and modify levels.
To find out about the Shambala Preserve, the link to the website is:http://www.shambala.org/ #5689418

John C. Ensign November 02, 2011

Great capture William!!! Almost makes me want to turn and start running the other way. lol! Awesome!!!

John #9778360

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