That's what they look like in these images. Truth is that I didn't traverse the fields of tanzania in an old rusted military jeep trying to handhold a 500 mm lens, while my trusty assistant used a bamboo stick to keep a roving pride of lions at bay.
Yes, these were taken in the secure confines of a local zoo or stables. No safety threat here unless you count the little child whose ice cream cone almost collided with my camera bag.
Soft lighting gave way to intense colors. Fun photographs for all types of settings -- you decide which!