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Lioness at Dawn

Lioness at Dawn

We found this lioness at Etosha National Park, Namibia before dawn and followed her until the sun came up. I was so thrilled when she turned to look right at me...
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We found this lioness at Etosha National Park, Namibia before dawn and followed her until the sun came up. I was so thrilled when she turned to look right at me. She is so beautiful.
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NIKON D800

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Aperture f/4.0 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1250 Focal Length 4000/10

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Feb, 2015

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