Inspiring Photo: Lion In Winter #11572782

Lion In Winter

Uploaded: March 27, 2011 05:39:33

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The digital darkroom techniques for this can be found in the new issue of Photoshop magazine. The lion was kind enough to pose for me at the San Francisco Zoo.

Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: -0.67, ExposureTime: 1/250 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 280.00 mm, Model: NIKON D3

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Cecil Whitt March 27, 2011 0

A very nice treatment, C. #1364453

Carolyn M. Fletcher March 27, 2011 0

Beautiful! A great zoo. I used to live not too far from it. Could hear the big cats roaring for their food in the early morning. #9319297

Jeff Robinson March 27, 2011 0

Wow Deb - This is Outstanding!! #9319322

Michelle Alton March 27, 2011 0

I was thinking that I'd seen it just last night! You've done a remarkable job with this, Debra. #9319354

Anita Hogue March 27, 2011 0

I have a marker on that in Photoshop. I wanted to try it. WOW, this turned out awesome! #9319675

Linda L. Ruiz March 27, 2011 0

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Carla Capra Anderson March 27, 2011 0

Hi Debra;
This is just fantastic.
The lion's eyes are mesmerizing.
;) CC #9320042

Linda D. Lester March 27, 2011 0

This is great and I do remember this guy! I'll have to open my magazine and check this out. LOL! Wonderful job! #9320127

Kathy Salerni March 27, 2011 0

OMG! I love this, Deb! You did outstanding work on this! It's out of this world beautiful! #9320142

Kay E. Mahoney March 27, 2011 0

Nice work, Debra. Beautiful lion. #9320201

Julianne Bradford March 27, 2011 0

Wow what a wonderful creation Debra! #9320346

Renee Doyle March 27, 2011 0

Thought I recognised that handsome face!!!! The treatment for him is wonderful JSB!!!!! I like!!!!!!! #9320489

Phyllis H. Burchett March 27, 2011 0

Fantastic....but funny as I was just going through the steps from this article on an image of mine and took a break! #9320538

Ken Smith March 27, 2011 0

Very cool, Deb...what an awesome portrait! And excellent effects too! #9320606

Kathleen Rinker March 27, 2011 0

Fabulous image and effects Deb!! #9320663

Denny E. Barnes March 27, 2011 0

Wonderful image and a very cool effect, Deb!! That lion would be proud of what you've done to him. ;>) Love the effect, very beautiful and exceptionally well done!! Awesome!! #9320733

Courtenay Vanderbilt March 27, 2011 0

OMG, simply brilliant, JSBJ! This is fantastic! He looks 3-D! #9320755

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna March 27, 2011 0

INCREDIBLE, Deb! :-) k #9320779

Mary Beth Aiello March 28, 2011 0

Spectacular, Deb. Love it. #9321015

Ellen Hodges March 28, 2011 0

Soooooo very awesome and beautiful, Deb!!! Looks fabulous!!! #9321156

Shelly A. Van Camp March 28, 2011 0

Love it....Love it!! Photoshop magazine? I don't think I have seen that one. Great Work, Deb!! #9321879

Carol L. Fowler March 28, 2011 0

Great treatment! I love that magazine! #9322728

Amy M. Wilson March 29, 2011 0

Oh Deb, this is STUNNING and a fave for me... LOVE it!!! #9323046

Patti Coblentz March 29, 2011 0

Wow, Deb...this is amazing! You have really captured the life and essence of this kingly lion...I love the tones and your effects...fantastic!! #9323648

Rona L. Schwarz March 30, 2011 0

This is amazing, Deb! I have this page turned down as something to try - you've done it to perfection! Great effects! #9325051

Karen Celella March 30, 2011 0

Great work, Deb! #9326342

JO ANN CLEVELAND March 30, 2011 0

Wow Deb! That is awesome, I love it!

jo ann c. #9326465

Leslie McLain March 30, 2011 0

Terrific capture and digital darkroom work, Deb. #9326529

Donna La Mattino Pagakis March 31, 2011 0

So creative and magical Deb, a wonderful portrait of this regal lion. Well done! #9328496

Renata Gusciora April 11, 2011 0

Wow!THis is awesome,Debra! Love it!Incredible portrait! #9344178

Kathy Salerni April 27, 2011 0

Huge congrats on this beautiful well-deserved Finalist, Deb! #9371025

Patti Coblentz April 27, 2011 0

Congratulations on this amazing finalist, Deb! #9371059

Amy M. Wilson April 27, 2011 0

No surprise here... LOVE this AWESOME Finalist, Deb!!! #9371208

Ken Smith April 27, 2011 0

Hey Deb, congrats to you...I've always liked your effects on this shot! #9371343

Rona L. Schwarz April 27, 2011 0

Glad to see the BP judges rewarded this fabulous creation, Deb! It really is magical! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS and good luck in the next round! #9371563

Summer A. Kozisek April 27, 2011 0

I have one word Deb, WOW!!! Love this creation, congratulations and good luck in the next round! I see gold by the way! #9371696

Memoriee G. Sconce April 27, 2011 0

Congrats, Great job. Beautiful.
Memoriee #9371704

Bojan Bencic April 27, 2011 0

Great treatment on this kind lion, Debra. Congratulations on your finalist! #9371861

Renee Doyle April 27, 2011 0

You know I LOVE this handsome fella and the effects you did!! Awesome finalist JSB - Congratulations! #9372013

Nadia Paul April 27, 2011 0

Congrats on this beautiful finalist Debra! #9372474

Courtenay Vanderbilt April 27, 2011 0

Well deserved JSB! Congratulations! #9372488

Carla Capra Anderson April 27, 2011 0

Hi Deb;
Whew Whoo, Girlie, this is an awesome image. Congratulations!!
;) CC #9372766

Karen Celella April 27, 2011 0

Congratulations on your wonderful finalist, Deb! #9372845

R. J. Laudenbacher April 27, 2011 0

Wonderful treatment on this amazing finalist. Congrats, Deb! #9372862

Carol Eade April 27, 2011 0

This is so beautiful, Debra, congratulations! #9373241

Shawn Jennings April 27, 2011 0

This turned out fanastic, Deb! Congratulations on your finalist! #9373514

Nancy Bergeson April 27, 2011 0

Congrats on your stunning awesome image! #9373716

Kathleen Rinker April 27, 2011 0

Congrats my friend, hope to see gold under this one!! #9373829

Phyllis H. Burchett April 27, 2011 0

Congrats on this awesome finalist Debra...went to see Africa Cats last night by Disney, this guy could have been one Kinf of the Pride. #9373922

Jeana Clark April 27, 2011 0

Wonderful capture Deb!!!
Congratulations on this
fantastic Finalist!!!
~J~ #9373973

Ellen Hodges April 27, 2011 0
Huge Congrats on a super fabulous finalist, Deb!!! Very best luck!!! #9374117

Merna L. Nobile April 27, 2011 0
Take photo, Sleep
Edit photo, Sleep
Received award, stop sleeping
CONGRATULATIONS, Merna
#9374315

Linda D. Lester April 27, 2011 0
I love this shot....I need to go back and look at my lion shots from that day.
Congratulations on your finalist! #9374604

Erica Murphy April 28, 2011 0
Very creative and beautiful Deb!! Congrats on your finalist! #9375209

Patti Coblentz April 28, 2011 0
Congratulations on this awesome 1st place winner, Deb!! #9375527

Kathy Salerni April 28, 2011 0
Big congrats on your beautiful Winner, Deb! #9375539

Bojan Bencic April 28, 2011 0
Well done, Debra. Congratulations on your win! #9375573

Renee Doyle April 28, 2011 0
AWESOME!!!!!!! So happy for you JSB!! Big congrats! #9375821

Ellen Hodges April 28, 2011 0
HUGE congrats on a fabulous winner, Deb!!! #9376017

Amy M. Wilson April 28, 2011 0
Loved this since the moment I saw it.... HUGE congratulations on your FABULOUS First Place WINNER, Deb!!! #9376021

Ellen Hodges April 28, 2011 0
Sooooooo distinctive and COOL!!! #9376030

Ken Smith April 28, 2011 0
Can't beat this, Deb....Way to go and congrats to you!! #9376062

Katarina Mansson April 28, 2011 0
Congratulations Deb on your outstanding winner! #9376165

Nadia Paul April 28, 2011 0
Congrats on your most deserving winner Debra! #9376235

Agnes Fegan April 28, 2011 0
Congratulations Deb on this fantastic winning image!!! #9376300

Leslie McLain April 28, 2011 0
Congrats on a stunning winner, Deb. #9376311

Courtenay Vanderbilt April 28, 2011 0
Congrats on this Brilliant Winner, JSB! #9376341

R. J. Laudenbacher April 28, 2011 0
Congrats Deb on your win. So deserving! #9376469

Linda D. Lester April 28, 2011 0
Just awesome....I'm so happy to see these beautiful face and awesome photoshop work! Congratulations JSB!! #9376546

Carla Capra Anderson April 28, 2011 0
Hi Deb;
This is just fantastic and congratulations on your Win.
;) CC #9376593

Terry Cervi April 28, 2011 0
This is awesome, Deb! Congrats on your excellent First Place win! #9376595

Usman M. Bajwa April 28, 2011 0
Huge CONGRATZ on this fabulous First Place GOLD!!
UB. #9376776

Nancyj E. Hovey April 28, 2011 0
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
on your FIRST PLACE WINNER!!!! 8o) #9376792

Jessica Jenney April 28, 2011 0
Congratulations, Debra on your amazing First Place Win! #9376833

Stefania Barbier April 28, 2011 0
huge congrats on your wonderful winner Deb!!! #9376996

Marcel J. Fernandez April 28, 2011 0
Deb, Congratulations on your stunning Winner. #9377029

Bill Houghton April 28, 2011 0
Debra, congratulations on your beautiful win. Have a great day, Bill
If you have time, check out my website:
Bill Houghton Photography

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Susan M. Campbell April 28, 2011 0
Congrats Debra....this is awesome! #9377189

Irene Colling April 28, 2011 0
An outstanding image, straight out of a fairy tale book.
Excellent DD work Debra.
Congratulations on your well deserved gold award. #9377350

Phyllis H. Burchett April 28, 2011 0
Congratulations Debra on this OUTSTANDING winner!!! #9377443

Patrick Rouzes April 28, 2011 0
Could not happen to a nicer & most talented person, Derba! Congratulations on your incredible Gold Medal Winner, my friend! WTG! #9377446

Donna La Mattino Pagakis April 28, 2011 0
Hi Deb!! First place!!!! WTG!! Absolutely beautiful, my friend. A huge congratulations!!! You are an amazing artist!!! #9377474

Jeana Clark April 28, 2011 0

Figured we'd see this again!!!
Congratulations Deb for this well deserved First Place Winner!!!!
~J~ #9377503

Karen Celella April 28, 2011 0
Congratulations on your fabulous first place winner, Debra! #9377514

Anita Hogue April 28, 2011 0
Absolutely fabulous work, Debra! Congratulations on your First Place Winner! #9377575

Mike Clime April 28, 2011 0
Congratulations on your winner, Debra! #9377680

Kathleen Rinker April 28, 2011 0
Huge congrats my friend!! #9377698

Erica Murphy April 28, 2011 0
Congratulations Deb!! I had a feeling this was going to do VERRRRRRY well! WTG! #9377708

Maria Coulson April 28, 2011 0
Debra, congratulations. What a great picture. #9377880

Mary Beth Aiello April 28, 2011 0
No surprise here, Deb. Amazing capture -- and amazing work. Truly spectacular. Huge congrats on this beautiful FIRST PLACE winner. #9377989

Monika Sapek April 28, 2011 0
Big congratulations on your wonderful First Place Winner, Debra! Love the treatment here! #9377993

Liz blahh April 28, 2011 0
Congratulations on this awesome winning image! #9378064

Cathy Barrows April 28, 2011 0
Congrats on your winner!!! Awesome #9378126

Jeff Robinson April 28, 2011 0
Congrats Deb on this Amazing 1st Place Win!! #9378150

Lindley Johnson April 28, 2011 0
Look at that regal face! Your capture and treatment are outstanding - congratulations, Deb! #9378238

Kara L. Hendricks April 28, 2011 0
This is OMG OUTSTANDING Deb!!!
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Sara B Coffey April 29, 2011 0
Debra, I think everyone has said it all! The lion posed perfectly for you. I think I would buy him a steak! Even better go show the Zoo, they would be crazy to not want post cards! You go gurl-curl
Sara ☼ #9378378

Kathy Cline April 29, 2011 0
So creative!
Congratulations Deb!!
#9378443

Robert Jensen April 29, 2011 0
Simply outstanding #9378466

Glenn E. Traver April 29, 2011 0
Congratulations Debra a Beautiful Winner, Great Talent and Skill ! ~ GT #9378613

Rolando Rosito April 29, 2011 0
Very creative winner Debra, congratulations!! #9378638

Rona L. Schwarz April 29, 2011 0
Sorry I didn't get to this until now, Deb, I've been traveling all day...But I am thrilled to see this with a First Place Gold Badge!!! It is so well-deserved - just a marvelous creation - artistic and technically superb!! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS!!! #9378684

Joannie Bertucci April 29, 2011 0
Deb, this magnificent lion could be the poster lion for all of us Leo's! :-) Stunning piece of work...congratulations on your marvelous First Place win! #9378820

Lisa J. Boulden April 29, 2011 0
Simply outstanding, Deb!
Amazing and well-deserved winner!
~♥~Lisa
#9379518

Datha Y. Thompson April 29, 2011 0
Absolutely GORGEOUS Debra!!!
CONGRATULATIONS on your First Place WINNER WTG :) #9379683

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna April 29, 2011 0
Congratulation on this fantastic win, Deb! :-) k #9379869

Shawn Jennings April 30, 2011 0
Your hard work paid off, Deb! Congratulations on your win! #9380470

Emile Abbott April 30, 2011 0
Great work and a well deserved winner Debra #9381447

Thomas E. Hinds May 01, 2011 0
Stunning work, Deb! Congratulations on this Winner! #9381999

Barbara Sammons May 01, 2011 0
Congratulations Debra. Great processing work, stunning image. #9382017

Robyn A. Terrell May 01, 2011 0
Wow, such a stunning image. Congratulations on your Win!!! #9382734

Renata Gusciora May 02, 2011 0
I knew it,Debra!Huge congratulations on this incredible First Place Winner!!!:-) #9383531

Daniella Puente May 02, 2011 0
Just see this amazing photo Deb, congratulations on the GOLD!!! #9383656

Ujjwal Mukherjee May 02, 2011 0
HUGE congratulations on your stunning 1st place Winner, Deb!!
I have been away from BP for past 2 months ....just FYI .....
#9383942

Carol Eade May 03, 2011 0
Congratulations, Debra, this is a beautiful winner! #9385561

Jill Odice May 04, 2011 0
Well, this went right into the favs! What an amazing image! Better then Narnia :-) #9387608

Guy D. Biechele May 04, 2011 0
This is amazing, Deb! Congrats! #9388915

JO ANN CLEVELAND May 04, 2011 0
Congratulations on this fantastic 1st place winner Deb!
Have been unable to comment due to all the tornado's to the area here in north Alabama..but thankfully we are safe and we now have power again...
jo ann c. #9389033

David M. Montero May 11, 2011 0
Fantastic work Debra. Congratulations on your first place selection! #9399965

Dr Silly May 18, 2011 0
Cool first place winner. Congratulations Deb on your win. :O) #9409494

Julianne Bradford May 19, 2011 0
This is what DD is all about! A hearty congratulations on this magnificent winner Debra! #9413740

Shelly A. Van Camp May 19, 2011 0
I loved this before and still love it......Congrats on your win!! #9414738

Stephen Zacker May 21, 2011 0
Just Wow! :-) Congratulations #9420111

Mary K. Robison May 23, 2011 0
The word "Majesty" comes to mind, Deb. The blue tones make him even cooler (in both senses of the word). Wonderful creation!
CONGRATULATIONS on your well earned First Place Winner! #9423035

Melissa McCabe May 27, 2011 0
Outstanding work of art Deb, contratulations : ) -mm #9430526

Melissa McCabe May 27, 2011 0
Outstanding work of art Deb, *congratulations* : ) -mm (oops!) #9430527

Julianne Bradford July 30, 2011 0
A huge congratulations on this wonderfulfirst place winner Debra! Your work is so wonderful! #9567568

Cindy Bendush November 17, 2011 0
Belated congratulations on your outstanding Gold Debra! This is an incredible work of art! #9814609

Jane E. Miller January 01, 2017 0
In believable!!! Absolutely love it! #11549942

Amanda D. Austwick January 01, 2017 0
Congratulations on all your well deserved Gold Badges! #11549946

Chris Budny January 02, 2017 0
I missed this in the past...sensational image; Congratulations! #11550199

Nancy L. Green January 02, 2017 0
AWESOME Debra, CONGRATULATIONS!! <>< #11550457

Joannie Bertucci January 06, 2017 0
Well my dear Irish counterpart, miss seeing your amazing work here at BP but this was a treat to see your magic once again! Congrats on your POTD! Go Leo's! :-) #11551635

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