Posted by Alun (cheshire, United Kingdom) on 12 August 2008 in Animal & Insect.
Taken at Chester zoo
great capture - she looks very peaceful and content! (i'll post 'the other side of the coin' on thursday!)
12 Aug 2008 8:19am
Nice details of this napping lion!
12 Aug 2008 9:33am
I could nod off just looking at it. A wonderful peaceful shot of a creature of such potential menace.
12 Aug 2008 10:38am
Looks like she has just eaten and needs a sleep, nice animal
12 Aug 2008 10:40am
Very nice close-up of this lion at rest !
12 Aug 2008 11:24am
Nice potrait,Peris been on the steroids or what ??
12 Aug 2008 1:00pm
PORTRAIT !! I meant to write....................Here Kitty,Kitty,Kitty !!!!!
12 Aug 2008 1:02pm
a lovely nap in the sun -- that is certainly all i would do if i were a cat! this is a female, right Alun? majestic!
12 Aug 2008 1:18pm
@dj.tigersprout: cheers dj, yes it is a girl
Proud beast!
12 Aug 2008 3:16pm
You've captured the moment perfectly. The composition is great and the details of the fur are great.
12 Aug 2008 3:38pm
she looks so peaceful, but I know at any second she could turn and rip my face off!!! great capture of her.
12 Aug 2008 3:57pm
Oh he seems to have to much eaten, now he is tired and needs to have a siesta in the sun... :-)) Good capture.
12 Aug 2008 4:33pm
Nice light and detail!
12 Aug 2008 4:55pm
Aww, purr, purr, just a little scratch behind my right ear. Thanks, now back to my nap. Great picture Alun of madam cat.
12 Aug 2008 6:45pm
super shot
12 Aug 2008 8:18pm
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Canon EOS 400D1/400 secondF/5.6ISO 100230 mm