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Lioness

I always feel like she is just drilling me with her eyes. Such a beautiful lion captured at the Cinci Zoo. It was very cloudy and I had to play with the light...
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I always feel like she is just drilling me with her eyes. Such a beautiful lion captured at the Cinci Zoo. It was very cloudy and I had to play with the lighting to get a good shot and zoom, but she turned out gorgeous.
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KODAK Z740 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA

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Aperture f/3.6 ISO 80 Shutter 1/30

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Mar, 2013

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Oh, she did indeed turn out gorgeous! And she's looking at you like you are on the menu!!

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Oh, and by the way, I voted for this photo in the 4 Legged contest. It is a new favorite of mine!!

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Yes, you're right, she's gorgeous! Incredible eyes. Great shot. Wondering how you feel about the cropped version that's in your slide show. I've noticed that sometimes the cropping that occurs with those photos actually works to make what is, IMO, a better photo than the original.

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