Kalahari Lion Portraits - sort of

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Callie

Callie

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Wild models, as we all know, do not necessarily oblige the whim of the photographer. We shoot from our vehicles in all our South African Parks; you are not allowed to leave the car except at picnic areas and these are few and far between in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. Here are a few faces, as I prefer to call them. Sometimes, the environmental shots I now prefer to take, just cannot convey the character of the King of the beasts.
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Just waking up after a full day's sleep.


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Another waking-up moment on the Auob road.

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In a little hurry . . .

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A little thirsty - Polentswa

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Shaking is head after a third of an eland went down his gullet.

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The biggest young male we have ever seen. There were three brothers, all massive, recently driven out from their pride. Give them a few years, and they will be the new kings.
 
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Great set of images Callie,
You were very fortunate to see and capture the variety of Lions on your trip to the Kgalagadi,
Well done and thanks for sharing,
Gavin
 
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Gaduf said:
Great set of images Callie,
You were very fortunate to see and capture the variety of Lions on your trip to the Kgalagadi,
Well done and thanks for sharing,
Gavin
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Thanks Gavin - Yes we were. It was LEEUKYK ( watching lions) the whole October 2023 trip, we saw nearly 30 different lions, with 5 kill sites - not the kill itself, just the eating. I came away with ± 6000 lion images alone.
 
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You gotta stop doing this, Callie, posting so many fantastic images. Makes it hard to pick a favorite! Though I can kinda relate to the first one, I wake up looking like that all the time, hair off to the side, wondering why I have to get up...

All joking aside, it really is hard to pick a favorite, they are all amazing!
 
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MikeJ said:
You gotta stop doing this, Callie, posting so many fantastic images. Makes it hard to pick a favorite! Though I can kinda relate to the first one, I wake up looking like that all the time, hair off to the side, wondering why I have to get up...

All joking aside, it really is hard to pick a favorite, they are all amazing!
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Thanks Mike. its hard to choose a favorite if there are so many beautiful lion and expressions in the bag - I don't mean this a boasting, but when you have 1000's of images, its hard to choose, because . . . its like the box of chocolate from Forrest Gump.
 
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Callie said:
Thanks Mike. its hard to choose a favorite if there are so many beautiful lion and expressions in the bag - I don't mean this a boasting, but when you have 1000's of images, its hard to choose, because . . . its like the box of chocolate from Forrest Gump.
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I don't consider it boasting at all. In fact, I'm jealous of that box of chocolates you have!
 
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