Lion cub drinking

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 26, 201678 views3 comments

Spent almost seven days with this particular pride in Botswana and certainly in one of my most favourite camps, with an awesome friend & guide. Shot in the later part of the afternoon the pride walked along the dry channel which gave us time to position and park up the jeep, sit and wait. The next ten minutes that followed were priceless, great interaction and close proximately, often I just put the cameras down on the bonnet or footwell just to watch the cubs. Here, the young cub pushed in beside Mum and quietly drank under Mums protection.

Thanks to those who viewed or posted a comment on the previous thread.

Steve

Subject: Lion cub (Panthera leo) drinking in the shadow of Mum
Location: Botswana
Camera: Canon 1DX MKII
Lens: 200-400f/4 HH
Exposure: 1/2000s at f/8 ISO2000 EV
Original format: Portrait, very slight crop
Processed via: LRCC & PSCC2015.5

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Jim Gavin on October 26, 2016 at 2:46 PM

Great timing to get the cub's eye and tongue in the photo. It is not only under mum's protection, but also alert and watchful apart from her protection. I also like her pose; one that appears to be nonchalant, not very alert or watchful, but is certainly the opposite.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on October 26, 2016 at 3:15 PM

Thank you Jim.

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Comment posted by Ana on October 27, 2016 at 9:01 PM

Really enjoyed viewing this; the hint of reflection in the water and the near/far faces are wonderful.

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