Siesta royale
by gpuretic

Comment by HarveyG:
This is an appealing image. They are damn lazy those big boys. To catch the late light and "golden up" & intensify the eyes is a nice touch. I'm taking a flyer here and may end up with egg on my face; You've rotated the image clockwise? This would be a terribly uncomfortable and unnatural position for the lion to lie. Maybe not impossible but I fear it would be challenge by NG.

Siesta royale
by gpuretic

Comment by Neat:
Wonderful creatures, laid back photo, 9.

The night at the opera
by gpuretic

Comment by Neat:
Tremendous. 9

After rain
by gpuretic

Comment by dswann:
Congrats on the top 10! This was one of my top picks.

After rain
by gpuretic

Comment by animal_lover:
This is one of my favorites! Great job! :)

After rain
by gpuretic

Comment by bluephotofrog:
Classic composition...the background really makes the flowers pop; and I'm a sucker for water drop laden peddles. Well done!

After rain
by gpuretic

Comment by Ja-9:
oh, the colors in this... magnificent!!!

After rain
by gpuretic

Comment by SaraR:
This is made by that petal peeling back - nicely seen.

After rain
by gpuretic

Comment by DiscoVader:
Beautiful. In contrast to many other shots in the challenge, I really like the clean, flawless background, it really helps this shot.

After rain
by gpuretic

Comment by love:
The colors and DOF is awesome!