A LION IS NOT A CAT

What a cute and unique image.. I have actually known a man in Luxembourg, Bettendorf who was keeping a lion as a pet.Long ago though, when I was a kid. Friends of my family where living across the street and you could hear him roar often. I wouldn't wanna pet him though...

And I did went to do some research

By wiki under lion description: "The lion (Panthera leo) is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg (550 lb) in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger."

I guess that means they are cats...

By wiki under Felidae description: "Felidae is the biological family of the cats; a member of this family is called a felid."

Awesome story Eladine. I wish I had one as a pet! and thank you for the research

Good job Eladine..... you beat me to it! They are cats!! Just really big ones LOL

The rest of the King!

Beautiful animal.Nice shot. The lion is a
cat , a big cat.

great shot

Nicely done! I like that you kept the changes subtle. It makes it look like a painting. good luck!

well done, but why no High res?

friiskiwi: Sorry - I am new to this site and have no idea how to submit a shot as a hi-res. The original photo I took was very hi-res (e.g., 5616x3744), As I took this with my Canon 1Ds Mark III !

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When you upload images there is also a box to tic for uploading the full Res. It really is worth while as the down sampled image you see here, doesn't do you photo justice.

friiskiwi: Thanks for the advice. The image has been re-posted at "Hi-res".

It's a lovely photo, perhaps a little on the dark side?

friiskiwi: I always appreciate the comments/feedback. Although histograms are 'within limits' for this image (e.g., white & black points) - I do have a slightly lighter version via adjustments to mid-tone levels in CS5 that tend to push this away from the 'noir' (Sturm und Drang) look, but I will assume that once an image has been posted (and has votes), it should not be altered (e.g., replaced with another version) - Yes?...

You are allowed to edit your image and upload a new version and even a different image even after voting has started, I guess that's why we have the comments so we can learn and improve.

I find the birsd a little distracting, might have been better if some of them were in focus.

You are lucky

Yes we are blessed with some beautiful birdlife here.