Inspiring Photo: Tired #5991203

Tired

Uploaded: April 14, 2008 23:42:15

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Taken back last September while visiting Masai Mara, Kenya. In the last light of the day this old fella decided to come out and pose for us for a few minutes before returning to the pride. To me he looked just plain tired! Poor guy!

Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: -0.33, ExposureTime: 1/500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 800, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 365.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D

Comments

Tommy E. Burgess April 15, 2008

Great capture, the warm tones definitely gives this shot a lot og character. #901015

Ray Clarke April 15, 2008

He does look a bit spaced out Renee, great shot , wonderful light #5789316

Raymond Pauly April 15, 2008

Beautiful capture with great lighting, Renee! #5789321

Mukesh Srivastava April 15, 2008

Excellent capture with great warm tones and clarity Renee!!!! #5789339

Paul E. Earl April 15, 2008

Aaahhh! The poor fella. A really terrific image, Renee! #5789343

Teresa Burnett April 15, 2008

Awesome capture Renee!! This guy looks pretty frazzled...probably needed to get away from all the ladies!! Wonderful tones and light!!! #5789344

Dominick M. Dimacale April 15, 2008

Great image of the King of the Jungle, Renee.

Dominick #5789434

Paul Michko April 15, 2008

Gorgeous capture, Renee. #5789571

Anne M. Young April 15, 2008

Super old man and great lighting #5789621

Jeff Robinson April 15, 2008

Outstanding wildlife capture Renee! I think he nees a hug:) Jeff #5789847

Erin Appelbaum April 15, 2008

Stunning capture Renee. Great lighting. Peter #5790084

Bill Knaps April 15, 2008

What a great shot Renee. Beautiful. Bill #5790491

John Connolly April 15, 2008

I feel a bit that way myself this morning Renee! Another fabulous wildlife capture, my friend! #5792600

Karen Engelbreth April 15, 2008

Wonderful capture, Renee! #5792646

Carol Sawyer April 15, 2008

Gorgeous capture, Renee!! #5792702

Brett Dolsen April 15, 2008

Awesome wildlife composition Renee!!
Brett #5792780

Barbara Waldoch April 15, 2008

Terrific light and capture, Renee! #5793319

Ken Smith April 15, 2008

I bet if you had gotten out of the truck and walked over to him...he wouldn't be so tired and you'd be running...and then tired! I like the golden colors in this. Very well done, Renee! #5793413

Graeme yew Chow April 15, 2008

Terrfic composition and lighting, Renee. #5793705

Robert K. Bemus April 15, 2008

Super capture, Renee!! #5794451

Regina L. Rickert April 19, 2008

Amazing capture, Renee. Love that warm glow! #5808941

Michael G. Marshall April 20, 2008

Wonderful shot Renee! Love the lighting and composition! Michael #5810527

Anne M. Young May 03, 2008

Congratulations Renee on your Photo of the Day! This a super shot - just love the light.... #5876414

Mukesh Srivastava May 03, 2008

Congrats Renee for POTD Win!!!! #5876418

Mary K. Robison May 03, 2008

Congratulations on your well-deserved POTD, Renee! #5876448

Lynne Morris May 03, 2008

WTG girl, Huge Congratulations on this beautiful POTD award, well deserved Renee. #5876450

Darryl Wilkinson May 03, 2008

Beautiful shot, Renee!! Congratulations to you!! #5876454

Pat Gamwell May 03, 2008

Wonderful POTD, Renee! Congrats! #5876463

Alex T. Mizuno May 03, 2008

Great portrait of old tired king in his throne! Full of pathos in a beautiful golden lighting! #5876476

Jill Odice May 03, 2008

WAHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! POTD!!!! THis is awesome, the real King of the Beasts! Excellent shot, how brave of you :-)Congrats girlfriend! #5876479

Alex T. Mizuno May 03, 2008

Oops, and Congratulations on POTD!! #5876485

Cindy Bendush May 03, 2008

Terrific image Renee! Congrats on your POTD! #5876522

Susie Peek-Swint May 03, 2008

Beautiful light on this stately old lion Renee ~ many congrats on POTD! #5876588

Toni Riggs May 03, 2008

Beautiful image, congrats! #5876608

Mike D. Perez May 03, 2008

Congratulations on your great POTD, Renee! #5876634

Chris Ebben May 03, 2008

Great title & image. Congratulations on your POTD & at taking such a wonderful picture=^..^= #5876704

Cheryl Meisel May 03, 2008

Super shot. Almost makes you feel like the heat of Africa in the shot.
Beautiful animal too!
BIG CONGRATS on your wins with this great shot.
Cherylm #5876735

Graeme yew Chow May 03, 2008

Congratulation ! on your super POTD, Renee. #5876742

Bill Houghton May 03, 2008

Beautiful shot Renee. Congratulations. Bill

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#5876760

Avril Young May 03, 2008

just out of this world photo...stunning!
congrats!......awesome light! #5876769

Deborah C. Lewinson May 03, 2008

Congratulations on your POTD for this beautiful portrait!

Debby #5876801

Omar Sadhan May 03, 2008

Congratulations on your POTD.

What lens have you used with your FF 5D to catch this wildlife image? #5876827

Wally Orlowsky May 03, 2008

Congratulations on this awesome POTD, Renee!!! #5876841

Vladan D. Djordjevic May 03, 2008

Great photo. Lovely lighting, details, comp. #5876845

Jeff Robinson May 03, 2008

Congrats Renee on your Excellent POTD!! Jeff #5876914

Margaret Sikora May 03, 2008

Huge congrats on your POTD Renee. #5876947

Nadya Johnson May 03, 2008

Congratulations on your awesome Photo of the Day, Renee! #5876958

Joy Rector May 03, 2008

congrats on the POTD #5876976

Laurence Saliba May 03, 2008

A BIG Congrats Renee!!! So glad to see one of your images as POTD!!! WTG!!! #5876993

Kathleen K. Parker May 03, 2008

Lovely photo, Rene! Congrats on POTD!!
kk #5877151

Evy Johansen May 03, 2008

Big congratulations on your beautiful and well deserved POTD, Renee!! #5877160

Linda D. Lester May 03, 2008

Are you going to have the mail when you get back!! Congratulations!!!!! #5877161

Michael G. Marshall May 03, 2008

Congratulations on your "Photo of the Day" Renee!

Michael #5877190

Josselyne Klecanda May 03, 2008

Awesome! #5877204

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 03, 2008

Congratulationa on your POTD, Renee!!!! Beautiful lion!!!!! ♫ k #5877213

Nikki McDonald May 03, 2008

Beautiful light and color in this capture of his majesty. Congratulations on the POTD, Renee. #5877231

Ronald F. Fischer May 03, 2008

Congratulations on this awesome POTD!! #5877258

RC Fritz May 03, 2008

Congratulations on your POTD!! #5877260

Kathy L. Clark May 03, 2008

Wow Renee congrats on your glorious POTD. The light is magnificent and the tones beautiful. Excellent work here. #5877320

Debra R. Harder May 03, 2008

WTG, Renee!! BIG CONGRATULATIONS on this well-deserved POTD!!!! Deb #5877521

Cassie L. Woodlee May 03, 2008

Oh his is GORGEOUS, stunning capture and congratulations on a well deserved POTD!!!!!! #5877568

Jennifer L. Alder May 03, 2008

WONDERFUL!!! HUGE congrats, Renee on your POTD :) #5877739

Tiia Vissak May 03, 2008

Congratulations! #5877860

Kathleen R. Struckle May 03, 2008

Great image and beautiful lighting. Congrats on your POTD!! #5877923

Jim Britt May 03, 2008

Great shot here Renee. Congrats on your win. #5877929

Lisa J. Boulden May 03, 2008

Congrats, Renee, on your wonderful POTD!
~♥~Lisa #5877956

Denise Denomy May 03, 2008

STUNNING CAPTURE, Renee!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR WELL-EARNED POTD!!! :0) #5878001

Vicki Hunt May 03, 2008

Congrats on your wonderful POTD! #5878003

Donna La Mattino Pagakis May 03, 2008

The lighting brings out the beautiful colors on this lion Renee, an instant fav!! Congratulations on your excellent potd! #5878169

Brett Dolsen May 03, 2008

Congratulations Renee!!Great POTD!
Brett #5878581

May 03, 2008

Congratulations-Gorgeous capture. Beautiful lion #5878619

Karen Engelbreth May 03, 2008

Big congrats on your POTD, Renee :0) #5878629

ronda chatelle May 03, 2008

Fantastic image Renee! Congratulations on your POTD! Well deserved!!! #5878986

Robert Baer May 03, 2008

renee
congrats on the potd for this beautiful animal. have a great trip!! #5879075

Cheryl E. Molennor May 03, 2008

Gorgeous Renee! Congratulations #5879811

Rakesh Syal May 03, 2008

Terrific light and hues, Renee!
Congratulations on your POTD! Well deserved!!!
#5880114

Siete Meeter May 04, 2008

Beautiful shot, Renee!! Congratulations to you!!

#5880376

Susan M. Smith May 04, 2008

Beautiful capture Renee! Congrats on your POTD! #5880983

William C. Raco May 04, 2008

Beautifully captured, Renee
Congratulations on the POTD #5881942

Ken Smith May 04, 2008

Awesome, Renee. Congratulations!! #5883019

Terry L. Ellis May 06, 2008

An amazing POTD, Renee! Huge congratulations! #5891405

Erin Appelbaum May 19, 2008

Congrats on this finalist and the potd. Peter #5942775

Laurence Saliba May 19, 2008

Congratulations on this grand finalist Renee!!! WTG my friend!!! #5943395

Alex T. Mizuno May 19, 2008

Congratulations on your Finalist Renee!!! #5943863

Marina Moore May 19, 2008

Congratulations Renee!!!! :)))) #5944257

Kara L. Hendricks May 19, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist!!! #5944305

Tiia Vissak May 19, 2008

Congratulations! #5944987

Claudia Kuhn May 19, 2008

Terrific capture, congrats Renee! #5945562

Jennifer L. Alder May 19, 2008

Congrats, Renee!!! Awesome finalist :) #5945703

Bill Knaps May 19, 2008

Congrats on making Finalist and Photo of The Day Renee. Bill #5946292

Raymond Pauly May 19, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderful finalist! #5947208

Laura L. Gonzales May 19, 2008

EXCELLENT!!!!! Congrats on this super finalist!!! Laura #5947830

Pat Gamwell May 19, 2008

Well deserved, Renee! Big congrats! #5948119

Kristi A. Howson May 19, 2008

Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist Renee! Gorgeous lighting! #5948169

Marilyn K. Lincecum May 19, 2008

Wonderful image Renee..Congrautlations on your finalist !! #5948628

Mukesh Srivastava May 20, 2008

Don't feel tired!
It's time to ROCK!!!!
Congrats Renee!!!
Outstanding Finalist!!! #5951668

Terry L. Ellis May 20, 2008

Another amazing finalist, Renee! Congratulations again! #5952954

John Connolly May 20, 2008

Huge congratulations on your finalist award, Renee! I really expected gold on this one! #5953507

Michael G. Marshall May 21, 2008

Congratulations on this terrific Finalist and Image of the Day, Renee! Outstanding! Michael #5958992

Carol Teal May 22, 2008

What a great capture Renee! Congrats on your finalist and on your POTD!!! #5964818

Linda D. Lester May 24, 2008

Miss seeing you around...Congrats on this awesome finalist! #5972929

Cassie L. Woodlee May 25, 2008

Congratulations, Renee!!!!!!!!! #5974552

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