This majestic lion is looking rather thoughtful but just moments before this shot was taken he was roaring fit to bust a gut and he had chased one of the lionesses off what seemed to be his favourite spot. But once he had asserted his dominance he strolled off to a quiet spot to lay down. Some might say "typical" others my say "impressive", you decide...
I wasn't able to post anything yesterday due to not having access to an internet connection but I am back with a great post today, at least I think so. I have been waiting all week to share these photos of these wonderful lions.
In the first shot the male was just letting out a magnificent roar that literally made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. It is a shame that the picture doesn't really capture that but all the same I like this shot.
I also like the second picture of the female at rest, and you can see how thick and soft its fur is.
By far the best image is the third one. I am really happy with this one, it captures the concentration in the lion's eyes and it says "Don't mess with me, I'm the Boss!". I am really happy with the clarity of this picture given that it was shot through the chain link fence of the lion's enclosure. I am usually quite self critical, and that's no bad thing as it drives me to improve, but I'm really chuffed with this picture.
In May 2011 I had to go down to London for a couple of days for work. I took my camera of course and went for a walk around the city taking pictures of some of the usual sites but also some more random and less obvious things, like for example the statues shown above which were in some out of the way spots.
I had intended to show all monochrome images today but the dragons in the third picture definitely work better in colour with the rich red and gold.
Let me know what you think in the comments below.
