C the Lion? by alophoto

C the Lion?

Unable to come up with a witty title for this shot, I realized that the yawning lion mouth is in the shape of a letter C. I don't think that I could find a much cooler C than this, so here you go.

I think that the white lion was bored with all of my photos of him. Notice his bloody looking teeth. Someone needs a good tartar control toothpaste tooth brushing. I am NOT volunteering for that job.

After a busy long weekend, starting with a field trip on Friday, museum day on Saturday and amusement park trip yesterday, I am feeling like a lazy, yawning lion myself.
hahah I thought of those teeth before reading your description! awesome shot btw, great focus and timing!
May 27th, 2013  
Best "c" I have ever seen! This lion is incredible, awesom shot.
May 27th, 2013  
needs some Teeth Whitening Strips...great shot
May 27th, 2013  
Brilliant C Amanda! Yep, a trip to the dentist wouldn't go amiss.
May 27th, 2013  
Fantastic C, Amanda! How kind of the lion to give you this support.
May 27th, 2013  
Definitely needs a trip to the hygienist! What a fantastic capture!
May 27th, 2013  
Woah looks so cuddly but then again...
May 27th, 2013  
CCCCoolness-----fav !:)
May 27th, 2013  
Wow, what a yawn showing those brown and sharp teeth! You would have had lots of photo opportunities during the weekend?
May 27th, 2013  
Prrrrrrrrrfect!
May 27th, 2013  
Great timing.
May 27th, 2013  
Very cool letter find :)
May 27th, 2013  
Very cool -- great vision of a C!!! And the lion -- well, what a mane and look at those teeth! What timing!
May 27th, 2013  
Good shot
May 27th, 2013  
Kev
Nicely captured. Now that's a set of teeth!
May 27th, 2013  
I love it! Such a great shot of him so wide-mouthed, but I totally love that you pulled a C from it! How many more letters do you have to do?
May 27th, 2013  
Meg
fantastic shot! Are you doing a shot for all the letters in the alphabet?
May 27th, 2013  
What a great shot, Amanda. Could not ask for a better "C". FAV
May 28th, 2013  
Great find and capture , it looks like a capital C. :)
May 28th, 2013  
Oh wow. What an amazing capture! Great timing.
May 28th, 2013  
LOL... first thing I thought when I saw this image was how bad this lion needs to brush his teeth,and that some whitening is probably in order as well... then I read your description :)
May 28th, 2013  
Amazing capture! You snapped the perfect moment! Love how his eyes are tightly closed.
May 28th, 2013  
Yes I can see the C - very clever caption and capture. CU 8-)
May 28th, 2013  
bahaaaa! excellent timing... silly you for interrupting his naptime! (i read once that they sleep 20 hours out of 24 - now THERE'S the life!)
May 28th, 2013  
Nice shot! I love your POV, your title, and as always your story!
May 28th, 2013  
awesome timing. can't help imagine someone's head in those jaws
May 28th, 2013  
@abhijit I was going to go with something like that for the title, but couldn't make it work. I was thinking that, too. We are sick!;-)
May 28th, 2013  
Wow thats some capture!
May 28th, 2013  
Wow...excellent shot! I wouldn't want to get in his way!
May 28th, 2013  
just looove your description =))) wahaha =))) and the shot is well timed and captured!! awesome! =)))
May 28th, 2013  
haha....best letter C ever!!!!!
May 28th, 2013  
now that is the most creative c found
May 28th, 2013  
Until you mentioned your amusement park trip, I was wondering if this was shot in your backyard!! He's a young one. I hope he is well cared for. Nice action pose there Amanda. I would definetly volunteer for the teeth cleaning. I love the big cats ;)
May 28th, 2013  
@adamj This was from my zoo trip a week or so ago. It may not be young? It's light colored as it is a white lion, like the 80's hair band. Loved that I caught it with it's jaws wide open. I've been wiped out and using fillers lately.
May 28th, 2013  
@amandal Must be going around. I'm wiped out too. My excuse is that I am in the midst of a big relocation. Ugh :( Still, may post a fitness tip shot tonight?
May 28th, 2013  
Great shot, I hope you didn't have to get too close to get the shot!
May 28th, 2013  
@janpenny Nope, I've got a good lens or one with a good reach anyway.
May 28th, 2013  
great capture - he does look like he needs a good session with the hygienist!!
May 28th, 2013  
@darsphotos Thanks so much for faving this C shot:)!

@jodimuli I only wish all my other letter finds were this cool!! Thanks for the fav, Joey!!

@megmills I am trying to capture the whole alphabet this year. I gave myself the year to find them all. I am a little more than halfway there I think. Not all of my letters are this dramatic. I wish they were. You can find all of the letters at the tag: alpha-2013. Others have been posting theirs in there as well.


@emrob I don't know, maybe 10 more. I've become less into looking, less excited about it. I wish that all of my letters were this dramatic!!! Thanks, lady!

@wind_of_the_sothern_sea @sparkle @tbats22 @paula365 @mariyakey @kwind @michaelelliott @nana2r @northy @tonydebont @pflaume @jsw0109 @edie @bristolrose @snaggy @fullcircle @taffy @sugarmuser @dh @m9f9l @maggiemae @fueast @ejlockett @noragentian @happysnap @softbootsailer @masosy

Thanks so much for your great comments on my C find. I only wish that all of my found alphabet was this dramatic. I am more than halfway there and maybe have 10 letters to go. Though I may redo some of the more boring ones.
May 29th, 2013  
@amandal I've really fallen behind on my letters! I loved finding them and just sort of let it slide. This will inspire me to start looking again!
May 29th, 2013  
@taffy I am right there with you chica. I sorta got bored with it. Most of the shots are Waaay less dramatic than this one. I want them to all be this way! Why can't the lion make all of the letters for me? Ohhh, how cool would it be to find them ALL at the zoo?
May 29th, 2013  
@amandal A very cool idea -- zoo animal alphabet? I figure this summer I should start looking for them in nature at least!
May 29th, 2013  
Ahhh Good one!
May 29th, 2013  
Nice timing!!!
May 29th, 2013  
Yes a very cool 'C'
May 29th, 2013  
Meg
@amandal I'll check it out...sounds like a neat idea.
May 29th, 2013  
@helixconcepts @colie @kalexa Thanks so much, ladies. I wish all of my letters were this dramatic and cool!
May 29th, 2013  
wonderful capture..we will be going to a zoo in a couple of weeks and hopefully I can get some good pics.
May 30th, 2013  
@thirtysevenways It was an amazing place for photos. Last year I had a p&s and got some good shots. This year, my dslr made all the difference in the world!
May 30th, 2013  
C is for COOL!

Even though he doesn't have pearly whites, I'm sure he has an excellent dental plan at the zoo. The policy just doesn't cover cosmetic procedures like whitening. ;-)
They are pretty grungy looking, but maybe the lionesses don't mind.
June 26th, 2013  
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