"His animals all have such very odd faces. I'll bet he must hunt them in very odd places."
by timfythetoo

Comment by stphw:
great title quote. I like the sharpness of the monkey's face and just enough DOF. The background meshes well with the subject.

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Comment by hotpasta:
Majestic! The Lion of the tribe of Judah shall break every chain!
Go Tim! This is superb and a worthy top 10 or better. WOW! adding to faves now. I didn't get to vote on all the images, so I am glad you got to be top 10. I would have given this a 10...would it be enough to get you over 7??? who knows! it's too late for maths

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by timfythetoo

Comment by alexjack:
Spectacular image, congrats on your top ten, well deserved.

Jack

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Comment by Hipychik:
Congrats on 10th! Very nice!

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Comment by yanko:
Congrats on your top ten!

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Comment by Cutter:
I said, "Bravo" before and I repeat. Actually not to steal any of your thunder, but perhaps he is the papa of my lion adolescent who so dutifully gave me the stare down too! I couldn't help but think of the similar look.

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Comment by train:
WoW! One of the Best Lion Images I have ever seen
Great work

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Comment by buzzrock:
so cool

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Comment by ClubJuggle:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

What a striking image! When I clicked the critique button and this appeared on my screen, my first thought was "wow... definitely a top 10." Then I scrolled down and saw I was right.

I really like the way this image fades to black around the perimiter. The relatively shallow DoF, with focus on the face, help keep the viewer focused on the image as well. These combined with the lion's intense stare make this photo absolutely captivating. I'm actually not bothered by the fact that the focus is on the nose and whiskers rather than the eyes, but I wonder if I'd feel there were something "extra" there if the focus were on the eyes as well.

Congratulations on an excellent image, and a well-deserved top 10 finish in a very competitive field.

~Terry

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by timfythetoo

Comment by susi:
excellent, just love this! What a fun Daddy!