Wednesday, 23rd May 2012
Waking the Bushveld
by Christo Crous
This African lion was woken up by our vehicle sound and responded with a beautiful roar. Ficksburg, South Africa
Equipment: Nikon D3x, Nikkor 80-400mm lens
christo crous
I'm an Air Force Air Photographer in South Africa since 1987.
Waking the Bushveld by Christo Crous was photo of the day on Wednesday, 23rd May 2012. It is tagged Lions. You can leave a comment below.
23 Comments
Rich
What a treat to see somehting like this in person. Nicley captured!!
Subi
And I thought I was a grouch in the morning! Beautiful.
Deon
Nice big male with good mane. Nice capture
Paul Dass
Stunning shot and I love the lighting, well captured.
amy
the lion is fantastic. it’s amazing!!
amy
THE LION IS CUTE TOO IF DO NOT SEE MUCH BEHIND THE LANDSCAPE. ALL IN ALL IT IS A PITCURE OF 7.
Prakash Bhikha
Spectacular capture… the lighting is superb…
well done…..
Jacqueline Deely
Beautiful lighting and a wonderful moment to capture. Congratulations!
Guy Dekelver
Wow Christo, great shot, love the tones, and those manes are huge!
Gilad Mass
Stunning capture, well done.
Morkel Erasmus
very nice Christo – love the pose and light, congrats!
reza ghasemi
Absolutely nice pic!
Congratulate christo
Committed Photography
Great shot Christo!
Kimberly
I don’t think he is a morning lion. Great shot
Laura Milholland
Gorgeous light, and such a wonderful show of this magnificent cat! Congratulations and thanks for sharing this with us!
Matthew Jones
Wow great light and mane – the Billy Gibbons of lions.
Sonya
What a beautiful mane!
psalms23
ROAR!!!! how can I grt some sleep around her lol :*) Love it
yuvraj
Cool
I love it allllllllot
Deborah Flowers
Excellent capture! Great light and the handsome guy is roaming FREE! I love it…
Pauline Jones
Good shot; nice lighting.
Christo Crous
Thank you so much for the wonderful comments.
Tom
He really looks like he’s saying “Hey, can’t a guy get any sleep around here?”