Wednesday, 17th August 2011
The Queen
by Brendon
Using a spot light shone from behind the Lioness i managed to capture this image with the back lighting illuminating the lioness profile.
Equipment: Canon 1D Mark II, Canon 70-200 F4 L USM
Brendon
I am a guide and wildlife photographer, who loves to share his passion for photography and wildlife!
The Queen by Brendon was photo of the day on Wednesday, 17th August 2011. It is tagged Lions. You can leave a comment below.
44 Comments
Terri
Sensational! Wow.
Silvia
absolut fantastic !!!
SALTLAKE44
First word out of my mouth was “Wow” — no better word to describe it.
Justine
Wow!!!!! Love it.
Jason Stander
Congrats Brendon… awesome shot… Go SA!!!!
mary blankenship
Love this photo,wonder what she’s thinking.
Pauline Jones
Oh lovely; a very arty picture.
Reza Vaezpour
Lovely portrait. awesome.
Peggy Blevins
Wow! What a gorgeous photo!!
Rudy W.K
Beautiful Rim Light!
Shirley Hill
Sensational !! So alive.
It looks like a silk velvet painting.
Pascale Mignon
superbe photo!la lumière qui fait le portrait fait aussi la couleur de la lionne. excellent!!!
art x
brilliant image. very well done
Wilson Beckett
Perfect lighting in this excellent piece of work.
Yana Tsvetanova
Mamma miaaaaa!
Jim Griggs
Excellent image! Nicest one so far, Brendon!!!
Pat
beautiful shot!
Linda Pothiers
Beautifully Done! God Bless :*)
Frank P. Carpi
I love it! I have always loved the big cats, especially the lions. This shot catches the true essence of her majesty.
rana
breath taking beautiful!
Jenny Robinson
This portrait is awesome, the lioness is gorgeous, majestic.
Bobbi
This POTD literally took my breath away! The beauty of it astounded me! Thank You!
gregg darling
Congratulations on a super image Brendon.
Carmen
magnificent!!!
Kimberly Gould
one word AWESOME!!!!!!
ggriffin
Majestic!
mspat
Thank you.
Alex Jeppson
LOVE IT!
lynn
This is one of the most beautiful, moving photographs I have ever seen. I can’t stop looking at it!
Laura Milholland
An amazing image! Wow!! So neat to know this is an animal in the wild too. So glad you shared with us. Congratulations!
MediaGrump
Wonderful picture! Love the shadowing
Jenny Robinson
Fantastic Portrait – awesome cat!
Liz B.
Amazing shot and such crisp lines for night time.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Marvelous work, Brendon!
Tazmin
stunning and unique!!
Morkel Erasmus
Congrats bud…poignant shot!
Michael L Finch
Awesome shot!
Patrick
Félicitations, superbe lumière.
Jacques Beatse
Great ! Congratulations.
Paulo Neves
one of the most spectacular images I’ve seen to date. Congratulations. I’ll consider go along in ne of those safaris you organize.
gia french
So contemplative, the silent thoughts of a mother. This is such a gorgeous shot, I agree, it looks like a rich velvet painting, the lighting makes it almost 3D.
Brendon Cremer
Thanks all for your great comments!
Loraine Peverett
What a truely magnificent shot !!!!
jeany
This is one of the most beautiful pictures I have ever seen!!