The Mane Man

I had a little time to devote to hitting Wild Animal Park today. I got lucky and found the lions to be awake. They sleep something like 23.5 hours per day, so to catch them not only not sleeping but actually moving was a huge stroke of luck. I'm sure he felt the same way about seeing me. My entry for this week's Challenge 52 theme, which is masculinity. Best on black.

[Taffy]

Amazing closeup! Love the open mouth, lolling tongue and details in the fur.

[summerfield]

wild hair! wild expression. it's not looking at the camera so it wasn't you making him drool. aces!

[Harbie]

Great detailed shot!

[Joy's Focus]

Love this shot!

[Diana]

Great capture with amazing details, never knew that their mane looked so hard and bristly.

[CC Folk]

Hello, handsome! Fav.

[Peter]

Absolutely fabulous image Ron, exceptional quality of the tones and textures really standing out, Fav:)

[Lou Ann]

Wow! Such a great capture. So glad you picked the perfect 30 minutes to be there.

[Babs]

He is magnificent, definitely a king. fav.

[Peter Dulis]

so nice

[ZambianLass]

Very cool

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Excellent capture- majestically perfect for the King of the Jungle.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Great pick for your challenge! So happy for you he was awake. What an impressive animal. Nice capture!

[Santina]

wow what a close-up fantastic, the details are perfect

[Mark Koso]

Wow, what a gorgeous shot.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Ron]

@taffy @summerfield @harbie @joysfocus @ludwigsdiana @gardenfolk @pcoulson @louannwarren @onewing @pdulis @zambianlass @olivetreeann @dutchothotmailcom @santina @markkoso65 @bkbinthecity Many thanks to you all for the great response and all of the favorites! Apologies for the group reply. And apologies in advance for the coming sparse comments and responses. I'm going to be a little distracted for the next few weeks, but will be doing my best to keep up. The good news is that another of my mult-week motorcycle adventures will begin again soon, so I hope to be bringing you along on my journey, although posts might be a bit sporadic.

[Louise & Ken]

LOVE & ADORE this gorgeous Leo!