About a month ago I had the wonderful opportunity to visit Tiger Creek, a big cat refuge in Tyler, Texas. My Grandmother Nana knew the owner and did a little sweet talking to the supervisors while i was around the corner. When I came back they asked me if I would like to go past the fences and take some close up pictures of these awesome creatures. I approached the first cage with this male lion named Stormy in the first picture. He had a really good relationship with the supervisor who was with me. She called stormy and he quickly got up and came walking straight at me. needless to say i was holding down the shutter snapping as many pictures as I could. Now this lens I was using was a 50mm 1.4 and didn't have zoom so the images you see were actually how close he was to me. In fact he walked up and layed down at my feet and I got to pet this beast. Needless to say it was an experience I'll never forget. I'd like to thank Tiger Creek and my Nana for hooking me up with this amazing opportunity. Please visit my facebook page to view the rest of the pictures from this trip. And as always, I love lots of comments! Thanks! (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=100000016098276&aid=55812)