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Lion Cubs



Shot at Zoo Atlanta

Shot at Zoo Atlanta
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cameraCanon EOS 5D Mark III

settings Aperture f/8.0 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/250 

upload_dateMay, 2014

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Awards

Contest Finalist in Living Creatures Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Adorable Baby Animals Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Vol 16 Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Vol 15 Photo Contest
Runner Up in Zootography Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Zootography Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Animals Are Beautiful Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Baby Animals Photo Contest
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Top Ranks

The Talent AwardsTop 10 rank
World Photography Day Photo ContestTop 10 rank
World Photography Day Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
World Photography Day Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Living Creatures Photo ContestTop 20 rank
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Living Creatures Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 3
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Rule Of Thirds Essentials Photo ContestTop 30 rank
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Adorable Baby Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Baby Animals Photo ContestTop 10 rank
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Animal Kingdom Photo Contest by BrenthavenTop 10 rank
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120 Comments | Report
blhartman
 
blhartman May 02, 2014
What a lucky shot. How sweet.
johnsinclair_4356
 
johnsinclair_4356 May 04, 2014
Nice Shot
rogerstelfox
 
rogerstelfox May 07, 2014
Great portrait, shows the relationship between the Cubs and that great cute factor.
FrankSomma
 
FrankSomma May 11, 2014
Really?! Fab Linda!!
jefflaidlaw
 
jefflaidlaw June 08, 2014
Great catch.... they look a little like old drinking buddies :)
rmr731 Platinum
 
rmr731 August 27, 2014
Adorable capture! Congrats on being a finalist!
mdriley00 Platinum
 
mdriley00 August 27, 2014
Nice Capture.
lisagallant
 
lisagallant August 27, 2014
Real nice photo!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots August 30, 2014
Great shot! Congrats.
Sue_Marshall
 
Sue_Marshall August 31, 2014
amazing ive been to masi mara wasnt so lucky supurb capture
pamelainob
 
pamelainob September 01, 2014
Beautiful Shot
Storycatcher
 
Storycatcher September 02, 2014
So Peaceful,
WestEndPhotography
 
WestEndPhotography September 22, 2014
Congratulations on another well deserving award!!!
ClaudiaKuhn PRO+
 
ClaudiaKuhn September 22, 2014
Way to go Linda, big congrats on your fine winner! :)
p_eileenbaltz Platinum
 
p_eileenbaltz September 22, 2014
Congratulations on your win.:) It's wonderful.
vbpbeetschen1305821
 
vbpbeetschen1305821 September 22, 2014
Congratulations
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta September 23, 2014
Fabulous portrait. Congratulations on being the Winner.
charlena Platinum
 
charlena September 23, 2014
What a great shot!
stevelofvendahl
 
stevelofvendahl September 26, 2014
Well done!
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta October 21, 2014
My previous comment refers. Congratulations on being Featured.
Remraf
 
Remraf October 21, 2014
Great shot!
Bonnie_D
 
Bonnie_D October 21, 2014
awww this is adorable :-)
JayLawler
 
JayLawler October 21, 2014
Wonderful shot, congrats on your feature :)
joerush
 
joerush October 21, 2014
Wonderful, good exposure
catini
 
catini October 21, 2014
Great family portrait, congrats on your feature!
HelenRea PRO+
 
HelenRea October 21, 2014
Too cute...nice capture! Congratulations on the Feature! :)))
Rusmwood
 
Rusmwood October 21, 2014
Excellent Linda
Timbo
 
Timbo October 21, 2014
An excellent shot... Well done
iceman2
 
iceman2 October 21, 2014
Wonderful capture.Congrats!
MRueffer PRO+
 
MRueffer October 21, 2014
Gorgeous!
Vash01Photo Platinum
 
Vash01Photo October 21, 2014
Cute and adorable
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 October 21, 2014
OH MY how cute..Congrats! ")
Joecas Platinum
 
Joecas October 21, 2014
Beautiful shot!Congrats!
RhondaMcD
 
RhondaMcD October 21, 2014
Oh my..to be in the right place at the right time. Stunning capture. Congratulations.
LindaDLester
 
LindaDLester October 21, 2014
Thank you all so much! This was amazing to see them do this right in front of me!
There are four cubs but one stayed in the dark behind them.
oldgal
 
oldgal October 21, 2014
Delightful treat !!!
wayneaspley
 
wayneaspley October 21, 2014
Great capture, love the color and contrast.
scottnmandy
 
scottnmandy October 21, 2014
Awesome shot! Congrats on being featured.
LindaDLester
 
LindaDLester October 21, 2014
Thank you all so much!
rexnet
 
rexnet October 21, 2014
Stunning, great shot
smilersam
 
smilersam October 21, 2014
As cute goes, it doesn't get any better than this.
Kazza60
 
Kazza60 October 21, 2014
congratulations on your award .. beautiful capture !!
jerzgrl51 Platinum
 
jerzgrl51 October 21, 2014
What a magnificent capture!! Congratulations on your feature!
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 October 21, 2014
You should add this to my Large Cat Wild Kingdom project on here. I just love it.
DebbieKMiller81 Platinum
 
DebbieKMiller81 October 21, 2014
Congrats on your awards for this one. There are so sweet in this picture.
darrellgillenwater Ultimate
 
darrellgillenwater October 21, 2014
Awesome capture
photosue50
 
photosue50 October 21, 2014
Beautiful
fotogalmexican Platinum
 
fotogalmexican October 21, 2014
wonderful
wheelerdealer Platinum
 
wheelerdealer October 21, 2014
They were posing for you! Beautiful cubs and gorgeous shot!
vojce
 
vojce October 22, 2014
beautiful cats
murpjo
 
murpjo October 22, 2014
Wonderful shot!
LucyLoo PRO+
 
LucyLoo October 22, 2014
So Beautiful
JenesesImagez
 
JenesesImagez October 23, 2014
Great Shot
ReneeBlake
 
ReneeBlake October 25, 2014
Beautiful portrait ! Congrats on all of the well deserved awards !
Bannekh
 
Bannekh October 25, 2014
Great shot
SnowbunnyPhotography Platinum
 
SnowbunnyPhotography October 26, 2014
Oh my goodness! How did you get them to pose for you like this?? ROFL!! Awesome shot! Such adorable faces. :-) Love the composition. Congrats on the award! You deserve it! :-)
NatureLoverJJWal PRO+
 
NatureLoverJJWal October 28, 2014
Congratulations on your FINALIST award!
JeffreyA
 
JeffreyA October 28, 2014
That is so awesome good luck congrats
verity PRO
 
verity October 29, 2014
Purr fect
BirdyBug
 
BirdyBug October 29, 2014
WOW!! Amazing capture & SO adorable!!
paultownley
 
paultownley October 30, 2014
Awesome capture,purrrrrrrrrfect pose,well done for the award..........
dianegodin
 
dianegodin October 31, 2014
Very beautiful!
smshaffer
 
smshaffer October 31, 2014
Great capture
JamesBitrick
 
JamesBitrick October 31, 2014
Very nice. Congrats on being featured
tinekeziemer
 
tinekeziemer November 01, 2014
so cuddly!
Bonni
 
Bonni November 03, 2014
Would love to know how long you had to actually wait to get this shot.
Ian_B
 
Ian_B November 04, 2014
too cute!!
ImagesByLeonie PRO+
 
ImagesByLeonie November 05, 2014
Georgeous capture! Beautiful!
parulparmar
 
parulparmar November 09, 2014
Superb
laurieknowlton
 
laurieknowlton November 12, 2014
great expression in their eyes!
MarieLianne68
 
MarieLianne68 November 14, 2014
Gorgeous..!! :)
DAPhotography
 
DAPhotography November 15, 2014
Nice family portrait. Congrats!!
alanlarick
 
alanlarick November 25, 2014
Congrats on the multiple awards! Truly looks like a studio family portrait!
jrfleury Platinum
 
jrfleury November 26, 2014
Great models in this image. i see they followed your direction very well. Jerry www.imagesofthesoul.org
dianavarey
 
dianavarey November 26, 2014
love, love, LOVE!! it's like you were able to pose them for a portrait.
Laurelle
 
Laurelle December 08, 2014
Absolutely gorgeous! Fantastic framing
morriskleyman
 
morriskleyman December 11, 2014
Great trio!!! Voted IOTY!!!!!
bugsysposy
 
bugsysposy December 15, 2014
Sweet babies ; vigilant and fuzzy !
wc
 
wc December 31, 2014
The harder you work the luckier you get! Well done!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi December 31, 2014
stunning capture !
chrismcginn
 
chrismcginn December 31, 2014
Stunning, I love this
wheelerdealer Platinum
 
wheelerdealer January 10, 2015
Absolutely precious, gorgeous shot!
CharmedPixelsPhotography PRO
 
CharmedPixelsPhotography January 17, 2015
This is an awesome Capture!
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates January 22, 2015
Wonderful shot!
BrianBasson PRO+
 
BrianBasson February 08, 2015
No wonder you won finalist with this shot. Congrats.
Dunner
 
Dunner March 06, 2015
Beautiful family portrait :)
morg
 
morg March 16, 2015
Great shot!!
gunners42 PRO+
 
gunners42 March 21, 2015
excellent... congrats!
HannahHattPhotography
 
HannahHattPhotography March 29, 2015
Fantastic capture
Q-Vision PRO
 
Q-Vision March 31, 2015
Perfect capture. Lover the composition.
HMartin23 PRO+
 
HMartin23 April 13, 2015
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
AnnSagel
 
AnnSagel April 17, 2015
Precious captures of these cubs
LindaDarlingHuman
 
LindaDarlingHuman April 23, 2015
Lions are my absolute favorite. I Love this picture it is gorgeous.
GordonD
 
GordonD April 26, 2015
Perfect shooting, congratulations :)
Mlove
 
Mlove May 13, 2015
Great timing.Amazing shot.
sallyledrew
 
sallyledrew May 20, 2015
so peaceful and loving.....outstanding!!
alidavanstaden PRO
 
alidavanstaden May 29, 2015
Wow great shot
nina050
 
nina050 June 09, 2015
This is wonderful! Well-deserved awards!
stevelofvendahl
 
stevelofvendahl June 30, 2015
Love it Love it Love it
stevenepotts Platinum
 
stevenepotts July 05, 2015
This is such a good shot. I see cats sharing like this in all sizes of cats. This phototure though is just wonderful.
ViewFinder1
 
ViewFinder1 July 07, 2015
cuteee!
Timbo
 
Timbo July 14, 2015
Just one word."OUTSTANDING..... Well done
yourlily
 
yourlily July 26, 2015
Gorgeous....absolutely stunning shot.
AHogue
 
AHogue August 26, 2015
Congratulations on a beautiful capture, Linda!
JDLifeshots
 
JDLifeshots August 30, 2015
Congrats!
MariMargutti
 
MariMargutti September 02, 2015
Lovely!!!
gbrookshaw
 
gbrookshaw September 08, 2015
Gorgeous family portrait!
AHogue
 
AHogue September 29, 2015
Congratulations on your beautiful image!
sarahlharden
 
sarahlharden September 30, 2015
Wow!
nandicmb PRO+
 
nandicmb September 30, 2015
Congratulations on your Runner Up win in Zootography Photo Contest!
nina050
 
nina050 October 02, 2015
One word fits - perfect. Congrats!
HeartandHomePhotography PRO
 
HeartandHomePhotography October 19, 2015
Well, let's just strike a pose for you!
shaahin
 
shaahin November 16, 2015
Say Cheese....
AHogue
 
AHogue November 17, 2015
Congratulation on this beautiful portrait! I sure hope you have this one framed. They have won so many awards.
Cymrufach3231
 
Cymrufach3231 November 21, 2015
Superb
lauralobdellcutrupijames
 
lauralobdellcutrupijames September 13, 2016
Beautiful!!
ImagesByLeonie PRO+
 
ImagesByLeonie November 03, 2016
Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!
ImagesByLeonie PRO+
 
ImagesByLeonie November 03, 2016
Absolutely perfect. Wonderful image!!!!
iluv2shoot
 
iluv2shoot July 09, 2017
Beautiful capture; gorgeous cubs!
avinashsrivastav
 
avinashsrivastav August 02, 2017
Amazing wildlife shot

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Behind The Lens

Location
Zoo Atlanta
Time
Around 10:00 am
Lighting
It was an experience hard to explain. The zoo has 4 cubs and three of them where in front of a small cave they have so that is what made the back ground dark. I was just watching thru the lens as they sat there and posed. It was like they knew what they were doing. Just went to Africa and nothing like this happened! :)
Equipment
Canon 5D III and 200-400 Lens with tripod and cable release.
Inspiration
They always do! I can't get there enough to see them and the love for animals I have!
Editing
The background was dark and had noise so I used software to smooth out the back ground. Had to help bring a little detail out in a couple of eyes. Nothing major!
In my camera bag
17- 40, 24- 105, 70-200 Canon Lenses. The 200-400 is in its own bag!
Feedback
Be patient! Just watch and see what happens sometimes and you will get an awesome capture. This one just unfolded right in front of me. I was in awe when it happened! Couldn't wait to get home and check it out.

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