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Drinking lion

Drinking lion

The lions did what they do best, lying in the shades. We were waiting early in the morning in the hope they were thirsty and came down for a drink. How lucky we...
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The lions did what they do best, lying in the shades. We were waiting early in the morning in the hope they were thirsty and came down for a drink. How lucky we were that he decided to get a drink just opposite to us
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camera

Canon EOS 80D

settings

settings

Aperture f/5.6 ISO 160 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 238/1

upload_date

upload_date

Feb, 2018

Views

210

Likes

+8

Awards

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Emotions

Impressed

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