Ok, one last lion shot. This was the best of the bunch. You can’t help think they are so sweet sitting there, but at some point you realize that both of them could rip you in half…
Canon Rebel XSi | Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L | 275mm | f/5.6 | 1/320 | ISO160
Another lion shot – will post a few shots of the cheetahs we saw directly before this in a week or so. Enjoy!
Canon PowerShot A1000 | 24mm | f/5.6 | 1/400th | ISO80
We’ve just returned from a trip to Melbourne, Australia and Queenstown, New Zealand – with a one night excursion to Milford Sound. Will publish photos once we sort them and do some processing. Entire trip was highly recommended. We included a couple of wine tasting tours in both New Zealand and Australia, and a half day kayak in Milford Sound. Stay tuned.
On day two of our safari, right near the end when we were all tired and just before we pulled into the Seronera Lodge smack in the middle of the Serengeti, we spotted a group of lions. There must of been 10 or so safari trucks all lined up, jockeying for position so everyone could get good photos. We sat there for probably 30 minutes just watching the lions move about, stretch and get ready for their evening hunt.
There was a female lion with a smaller lion cub sitting in a tree. In a great moment, the cub got up, walked over to the female and sat down for a little grooming. It was an absolutely great moment and made the entire day. Afterwards, we went to the lodge (which we were all pleasantly surprised about the accomodations) and got to watch Spain play Chile and win 2-1.
Canon Rebel XSi | Canon 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L | 425mm | f/5.0 | 1/250 | ISO200
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