The King

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• biblio (2498)
• [2006-12-20 5:24]
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lovely image, none of mine turned out as well....could that be because you had my 70-300mm hmmm I wonder? tee hee x Such a wise looking face/

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• Zandell (868)
• [2006-12-20 6:16]
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Hi Leslie..
I like very much lions..
This is a sad one..The eyes are very very sad..

Good sharpness and colors..
Here some intresting things about lions in culture :

* Heracles' principal attributes are his club and the pelt of the Nemean lion which he killed barehanded.
* C.A.W. Guggisberg, in his book Simba, says the lion is referred to 130 times in the Bible, for example in 1 Peter 5:8 where the Devil is compared to a roaring lion seeking someone to devour.
* The Three Lions was a symbol for Richard the Lionheart, and later, for England.
* The lion can also be found in stone age cave paintings.
* Although lions are not native to China, lions appear in the art of China and the Chinese people believe that lions protect humans from evil spirits, hence the Chinese New Year Lion Dance to scare away demons and ghosts.
* Leo, the lion, is one of the twelve signs of the Zodiac .
* The lion holds historical significance for English heraldry and symbolism. The Three Lions was a symbol for Richard the Lionheart, and later, for England.
* The lion was adopted by the British people as their mascot together with the bulldog.
* The lion is also a popular sport mascot. It was used as the FIFA World Cup mascot held in England in 1966 and the European Football Championships in 1996. The lion again became mascot with Goleo VI for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. A British group, The Lighting Seeds (inspired by the England football team emblem) have written the song Three Lions, which is the team's nickname. The National Football League has the Detroit Lions as one of its teams and the B.C. Lions are a Vancouver-based team of the Canadian Football League. The Macedonian national football team are known as the "Red Lions" among their fans.
* Singapore's name is the Anglicised form of the original Sanskrit-derived Malay name Singapura, which means 'Lion City'. Malay mythology describes how the founder-prince of Singapore (then called 'Temasek') sighted a strange red and black beast with a mane when he first set ashore the island. Believing it to be a lion and a good omen (although lions were not known to exist anywhere in Southeast Asia, he renamed the island Singapura. The lion features on the Singapore national coat of arms and is also the nickname of the national football team. 'Lion City' is also a common moniker for the city-state.
* Sinhalese, the term for Sri Lanka's ethnic majority, comes from the Indo-Aryan term Sinhala, meaning the lion people or people with lion blood. The central figure on the national flag of Sri Lanka is a sword wielding lion.
* Singh, derived from the Sanskrit word Simha meaning Lion, is a common name in India used by Sikhs and Hindu martial classes.
* Lions (shishi) feature prominently in many kabuki plays and other forms of Japanese legend and traditional tales.

Best regrds,
Sandu

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• Ejtaan (11347)
• [2006-12-20 7:01]
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Hi Lesley,

The way this lion looks makes me think of a house-cat rather than a lion!
he looks real cute.

Lovely sharp image and a good compostion.
Try cropping off a fair part of the blue and add some contrast! you'll see a great difference!

Cheers,
Anneke

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• wkshelton (8580)
• [2006-12-20 8:44]
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Hello Lesley,

Excllent capture perfect details very crisp, nice composed and captrure photo,


TFS Kyle

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• hay_kes (56562)
• [2006-12-20 10:22]
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Hi Lesley,
Very nice portrait.Great details, colours and POV.Well done.TFS.

hAyAti

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• csuebele (5397)
• [2006-12-20 14:39]
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Good capture. Nice that you finally got one awake!

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• m0nkeydrummer (600)
• [2006-12-20 15:19]
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Hello Lesley!

Another fantastic shot!

a perfectly captured moment

TFS

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• i_c_u_2 (77)
• [2006-12-20 17:11]
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hi.
It is amazing picture.He looks very wise bet there are sadness in his eyes...
TFS
Maria

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• fserajian (2040)
• [2006-12-29 17:02]
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Hi Lesley,

Lovely shot, very natural and good pause. TFS

Fara

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• shutterbill (1740)
• [2006-12-30 4:20]
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Hi Lesley,
How lucky are you??
I always get them sleeping!
Great shot with awesome lighting, well done to isolate him from his enclosure.
You could have told me this was taken in wild Africa and I would have believed you!
Thanks,
b.

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• puffy (16617)
• [2006-12-30 5:53]
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Hi Lesley,

Excellent shot of the lion, he look like a "friendly and lovely" lion, with a smile on his face... :P Excellent details, great captured and nice composition. Thanks for sharing,

Happy New year to you and your family...:D

Cheers,
Sweety

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• pisces_t (2451)
• [2007-01-01 7:10]
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Excllent capture, perfect details, nice composition. Well Done.
I love the big cats. TFS
Tracey

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• Sarah171 (4160)
• [2007-01-07 14:08]

A lovely composition Lesley. I'm not one hundred percent sure but I think it could be just slightly oversharpened. A minor point for an image that is a pleasure to view.

Cheers!
Joe

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• jacojvr (4032)
• [2007-01-16 12:54]
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this guy looks as lost as the many South Africans that are roaming the UK... what are the main differnces between the Asiatic Lions and the African Lions? Never knew Asioa had lions, always thought they only had tigers.
good shot
jaco

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• NellyD (2745)
• [2007-01-20 13:38]

Hi Lesley,

That'a a great capture of this "King", but he does seem to look a bit sad, or maybe he was just thinking :-)
I like the details, composition and colours very much.
It's a beautiful animal and you captured him very well.
Well done!
TFS

Greetings, Nel