Well, not quite face to face, my camera was wearing a 400mm lens. We headed of this male lion to see if we could catch a picture head-on. He was one of two, and we pictured this just after both fought briefly drawing blood around the muzzle of this one. I think a lot of people who visit Africa for lions like to have their own picture of a lion head-on as did I, and this is my take.

I think I’ve said this before, but there’s nothing in Africa so intense as a lion looking right at you. Believe me, zoo lions can’t do this.

I wish you could see this picture even bigger than you can here, because it stares at you no matter where you view it from. This is one I’m considering releasing as a print soon.

Taken using a Nikon D700 with a 200-400mm f/4.0 lens at 380mm, f/4.0, 1/250 and ISO 320.