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Caught him just as he roared. He was at the Brookfield zoo and was sleeping most of the day. I kept going back and he finally was awake....
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Caught him just as he roared. He was at the Brookfield zoo and was sleeping most of the day. I kept going back and he finally was awake.
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cameraNIKON D100

settings Aperture f/4.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/40 

upload_dateJan, 2014

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27 Comments |
davidsloan
 
davidsloan January 16, 2014
Brilliant capture, excellent detail I love it.
Juliamclean PRO
 
Juliamclean February 04, 2014
Awesome shot!
hlambourn
 
hlambourn March 03, 2014
Excellent shot and sharp with very good detail
jenjensen
 
jenjensen March 28, 2014
love his curling tongue! :)
heathermcfw
 
heathermcfw April 10, 2014
great shot
kirkmills PRO+
 
kirkmills April 22, 2014
Great shot!!!!
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 May 02, 2014
Wow wow wow! This is a magnificent capture! Love it!
Captain_Dennis
 
Captain_Dennis July 10, 2014
Excellent!
DaveLoucks PRO+
 
DaveLoucks August 04, 2014
suchpower technically sharp great pic thankyou
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman August 10, 2014
What great luck and of course lovely image...voted
vbpbeetschen1305821
 
vbpbeetschen1305821 September 15, 2014
Congratulations !
onyanita PRO+
 
onyanita September 16, 2014
ferocious ....superb capture. Congrats on the award.
leighlofgren
 
leighlofgren January 28, 2015
fabulous
chriswhittington
 
chriswhittington March 28, 2015
waaah - you didn't even flinch :-D
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 30, 2015
Lauren VB BEST NATURE COMP...K
kathleenweetman
 
kathleenweetman March 30, 2015
wHOOPS...VOTED
jayshah
 
jayshah May 10, 2015
outstanding .....superb clicked
susanhuckins
 
susanhuckins July 22, 2015
Stunning portrait shot, the detail is amazing, right down to the fine hairs. Awesome work. Susan
sarahlharden
 
sarahlharden September 30, 2015
Wow!
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nandicmb October 10, 2015
Congratulations on ALL your Awards!
texaaronpueschel Platinum
 
texaaronpueschel January 11, 2016
Perfect capture.
carolyns
 
carolyns January 15, 2016
Great shot Lauren!
nina050
 
nina050 October 21, 2016
Wow......
Krodriguez
 
Krodriguez February 16, 2017
AWESOME shot...and scary LOL
ziggyzoo52
 
ziggyzoo52 May 08, 2017
Wonderful
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Pamelabole February 07, 2019
Such amazing creatures....and wonderful capture!! : )
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SantiagoCardenasP February 17, 2020
Superb!

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