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We had the pleasure and joy of spending a long time alone with a large pride of lions. There was sleeping, yawning, stretching, walking, posing, looking around, sneaking and eventually hunting going on. The wildebeest, however, outsmarted them. This young male watches as one of the adult lionesses starts the hunt.

Tarangire, Tanzania


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Interesting composition, I would have preferred to place the lion, slightly away from the edge.

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Yes, Jagdeep, I totally see what you mean. However, there was dark bush above, and if I had taken a different angle, I would have lost the blurred background. So I chose the lesser of two evils :grin:

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I like to the idea, but I’m with Jagdeep on the suggestion to improve the composition.
You explain that it’s not possible, so I am happy to enjoy it as it is.