Warming in the Sun

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 28, 2013356 views6 comments

I've been on the road the past few weeks enjoying a long planned two week trip to Zimbabwe and South Africa. As part of the trip we spent three wonderful days in Hwange NP, Zimbabwe. The grass was still very tall and had turned a beautiful golden brown. The nights were very cold and this lioness was seemingly enjoying the first warming rays of sun one cold, breezy morning. The sun was just starting to bathe everything in that glorious early morning light as she started to sit up. She gazed into the rising sun for the longest time then briefly glanced over at us before walking over to the nearby male to continue their mating activities...more on that to follow.

C&C always appreciated, thanks for looking.

Canon EOS 6D
Canon 100-400L @ 340mm
IOS 640, f 5.6, 1/1,250 sec

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Richard Olsen on July 28, 2013 at 8:10 PM

Great stare and posture.

Registered on October 19, 2006, 306 Posts, 1571 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on July 29, 2013 at 10:20 PM

Wow, the prose was getting pretty steamy Joseph, you really had me captivated.

Just teasing, but it actually sets up the photo for us nicely. Techs look good with some interesting light in this golden scene.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on July 30, 2013 at 12:52 AM

Joseph,

She is a beauty with a great expression, I hope to see her in a couple of weeks.
You are right about the cold, it is bitter there in June, Hwange is a must.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 30, 2013 at 1:10 PM

Joseph, I like the intensity of the stare and the surrounding grasses make for a nice setting. It is a bit a pity that a few grasses overlap her muzzle, where they become distracting rather than complimentary.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 31, 2013 at 10:55 PM

I like the pose and look you managed to capture here.

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Comment posted by Joe James on August 4, 2013 at 8:48 PM

Thanks everyone for the kind words, she really was a beauty.

Ken - good luck! I hope you find this pride, they are really engaging. I also hope you find the Wild Dogs, we did in a big way but more on that later.

Registered on November 20, 2009, 89 Posts, 808 Comments