Startled !
Featured in Group:
Exotic Mammals
We approached the sleeping lion….
on the vehicle someone coughed….
suddenly we had his full attention !
Kapama Reserve – Mpumalanga
(South Africa)

Startled ! belongs to the following groups:
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solareclips~Ju...
WOW!!!! Looks like he was ready to come eat ya’ll!!!! Great capture of his expresion! =)
Julie Langford
Oh My – what an expression there! Stunning capture
Carisma replied
Pity I could not get a crisper image..the light was fading. Thanks for the favouring Julie!!!
Carisma replied
Julie my friend, I have now upload a better clearer version – I must have gone wrong with the resizing with the previous one!
Ine Spee
Wow, great shot, love his expression! It’s indeed too bad that the image isn’t very clear, but it’s still a great capture. =)
Lucindawind
hehe yes hes startled…. cute look he has … wonderful photo !
Irene Burdell
He does look startled and sad too . A lovely capture.
naturelover
Great capture- his eyes say it all! wonderful!
coffeetea
what a moment ! i got the thrill with your lens …. great job! chrisma
HenkStolk
wonderful moment
itsallgoodamanda
top stuff as always ! they just draw you in dont they ,give me more !
Mariaan Krog A...
Magnificent In the Moment capture! Love the eyes!
Ginger Barritt
What an expression…if he wasn’t so imposing…it might have been comical!!! Wonderful.
eltotton
This is an amazing image. Wow, those eyes say it all. Great shot.
Craig Hender
Outstanding! Fabulous focus on his eye which really makes this shot.
Mariaan Krog A...
Fabulous capture!
SandraRos
Congratulations on your feature. Incredibly beautiful photograph. I know what it takes to get this type of photograph, driving around in the bush for hours and hours. Not complaining – it is lovely driving around in the bush.
Carisma replied
Thanks Sandra! Got back from tour just 1 hr ago and found this lovely surprise!! Thanks for favouring it
JOHAN (photowa...
CONGRATS ON YOUR FEATURE TIS IS OUTSTANDING SUPERB WELLDONE….......JOHAN
Carisma replied
Thanks Johan! I really appreciate your kind words and even more thank you for favouring it!!
amarica
Congratulations Carisma on being featured this week in The Exotic Animals Group. Well done.
Carisma replied
Thanks Amarica , for the kind words and the support!
Laurie Puglia
Very very nice composition :) laurie
Carisma replied
Thank you Laurie – and for favouring my work!! I really appreciate it!
Laurie Puglia
This should go in the movie, “The chronicles of Narnia” – ever seen it?
Carisma replied
Yes , actually I did Laurie! such a sweet movie too!
Nathan Walraven
Wow, how did you capture this exceptional picture! The detail, the expression, the clarity, the colour…its Fantastic!!!! Incredible work! Well done!!!
Carisma replied
With a lot of zoom, about 10m away in a safari vehicle LOL!
Thanks for the kind words new friend!
Sue Ellen Thom...
Your lion shots are awesome. Excellent capture on this one. You are so brave.
kat -
great shot!!
Carisma
Thank you for your comments and for stopping by ! And for the favouring of this piece!!
Peggy Berger
OH my—this is stunning! Congratulations.