It was early evening and getting very dark when I took this photo of a lion stalking a hippo. The camera was struggling to focus, but I was able to get a few sharp images at high ISO as a pride of young male lions gave it their best attempt. The hippo charged back a few times and ultimately the lions realized they weren’t up for the task and they moved on. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 12800, f/5.6 at 1/500th of a second.
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It was early evening and getting very dark when I took this photo of a lion stalking a hippo. The camera was struggling to focus, but I was able to get a few sharp images at high ISO as a pride of young male lions gave it their best attempt. The hippo charged back a few times and ultimately the lions realized they weren’t up for the task and they moved on. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 500mm PF lens, ISO 12800, f/5.6 at 1/500th of a second.