We followed this male lion for a short while one morning in the Maasai Mara. At one point he stopped looked straight at me and I grabbed this image of him with his entire kingdom stretching out behind him.
There’s often too much focus these days on extreme close ups of animals filling the entire frame, even I’m guilty of that, but I like to often try and capture the animal in his environment. Lions are often sleeping, lying in bushes or in some or other place where there is something obstructing the image so when I saw this scene I had a little jump of excitement as I clicked the shutter.
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An African male Lion set in the landscape of the Maasai Mara in Kenya with his kingdom stretching out behind him. (Print, stock or editorial enquiries for this image may be directed to image@livingcanvas.co.za with REF: MM-X7066)
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Really love all the space in this image. The mood, ambience and the lion’s sense of ownership are perfectly portrayed. Well done.
Oh man Iove this image
Thanks so much Dave and RickyRick for the kind words, very much appreciated.