Those clever folks at Photo Hunt asked us to post our favorite "messy" photo. Mine is an image I captured with traditional color film in the summer of 2002 -- during the very last days before I switched to digital.
I spent most of that summer volunteering for Earthwatch in Kenya and took a long, much needed, weekend break at the Masai Mara in the southern part of the country. I think this "nature red in tooth and claw" qualifies quite nicely for "messy", among other things!! This pride of female lions is simply completing the circle of life - one bone at a time.
I spent most of that summer volunteering for Earthwatch in Kenya and took a long, much needed, weekend break at the Masai Mara in the southern part of the country. I think this "nature red in tooth and claw" qualifies quite nicely for "messy", among other things!! This pride of female lions is simply completing the circle of life - one bone at a time.
Movable Feast(c) 2002 trryan
waw... this is impressive! What a Great shot for the theme "messy". However, I just can't look for long as I am going out for my lunch soon. hehe...
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This is a pretty good shot, messy and gross. :D
ReplyDeletePerfect post for the theme. Very impressive blog indeed!
ReplyDelete~Michele~
The Rocky Mountain Retreat
That certainly is messy ... a feast for some... your blog is really interesting to read.
ReplyDeleteThat is great for the messy theme but beyond that it's a fabulous shot. Wishing you a good new year.
ReplyDeleteUgh... yea... messy for sure.
ReplyDeleteA messy & yummy feast for those beasts. Interesting shot for messy!!
ReplyDeleteIt's not a Weekend;It's a Lifestyle
Wonderful Photo and looks like an interesting thing to be involved with!
ReplyDeleteYours certainly qualifies as 'messy', but it's lions doing what they have to do. Your photos are wonderful and creative!
ReplyDeleteWow, that's an awesome photo! How close were you to get a shot like that? Thanks for visiting mine.
ReplyDeleteThe circle of life in pics! hehe
ReplyDeleteWhat a great shot. You have some amazing images here. I will be back to marvel over them all. Thank you for stopping by my blog today!
nina
Oh my.. that sure is very messy...
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Oh wow! Aren't you worried you might turn into another mess, being so close to the beasts?
ReplyDelete*shivers*
Happy New Year!!
Nature at it's best. A bit messy, and yet....
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Ours are up too.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw this photo I thought you were doing a post on the assasination of Benazir Bhutto. I can barely look at the photos in the news. With this one, too, I must avert my eyes. I can't believe you were close enough to witness this mess.
Messy AND Gory!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a unique perspective.
Thanks for posting!
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My photo hunts include road construction, a bad restaurant, and a driveway full of snow.
now that's messy! who won anyway? :)
ReplyDeletegreat writing in here. i love reading your profile. :)
thanks for the visit! :)
What a 'bloody mess'!! Interesting choice too.
ReplyDelete[did you hear about the tiger that killed a human and wounded two others in the San Francisco zoo this past week?]
Mine's posted, hope you can drop by and visit with me!!
Wow... How do you get this shot? very nice la..
ReplyDeleteewww... lions sure are messy eaters!
ReplyDeleteWow! That IS messy. :)
ReplyDeleteAs for Mammoth Cave... you must go. :)
Yep indeed massy, but only to us.Had a good look through your blog, you have been to some amazing places, nice photos too.
ReplyDeleteHey t.r. thanks for dropping by. You've got a cool site here.
ReplyDeleteLove the pics! I bet this picture doesn't do it justice. That must have been a sight!
Wow ! that's the messiest picture I have seen today ! quite colorful !
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!! Thanks for stopping by and for your compliments. Your blog looks so, so interesting. I will certainly be returning.
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hi there. Never been here before and I'm so impressed. You're in my Reader now. But those lions aren't mean! MY cats are mean. But these are natural. I shall return frequently.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture... nature sure can be messy. Survival of the fittest is apparent throughout history. Well done!
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wow, great photo!
ReplyDeletePerfect shot for the theme. It sure is messy.
That's a very cool photo! Very impressive and certainly messy. What an incredible experience that must have been!
ReplyDeletethat shot qualifies for messy and gorgeous at the same time. Great!
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my blog. Gozo (sister island of Malta), by the way, lies 90 km south of Sicily/Italy. :)
Oh, and I meant to say HAPPY NEW YEAR! :))
ReplyDeleteWOW! i envy you to see this in action! this is really AWESOME!!
ReplyDeleteHappy Hunt!!!!!
Mine is up too
wowww! that was indeed a messy one!....
ReplyDeletethanks for dropping by...your blog is awesome!
Yup that's a four star **** mess if ever I saw one.
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Frances
Great shot - I hope you used a long lens, or were safely behind glass when you took it. Thanks for the visit. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteWow - what lens were you using? I sure wouldn't want to get too close, however messy and fascinating!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is an exciting messy!
ReplyDeleteCool pic! What a neat opportunity you had to see other parts of the world!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!
Leah @ www.homeschoolblogger.com/lifelongalaskan/
That's perfect for the theme. And the pic is great.
ReplyDeletehow beautiful, what a great capture.
ReplyDeleteOk, that was a surpise! Yes, it is gross, but it's a part of life. Absolutely stunning shot!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
Your messy photo definitely fits our theme for today. Your blog is very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit today.
Is there a "bloody" theme in 2008? Because you got that one nailed as well...great photo!
ReplyDeleteErm. The scene is a bit yucky but then again, it's really a great shot. :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like exactly the type of experience my wife and I are looking for. I'd love to discuss your impressions of Earthwatch sometime. Email me when you get a chance (pjollig@gmail.com).
ReplyDeleteNice photo, by the way!
Not sure what to make of this image.
ReplyDeleteI do like your The City of Lights.....On Caffeine - abstract light shots - I did many of those myself and find I like the unexpected results.
Thanks for visiting my photohunt.
Messy and gruesome. Good job!
ReplyDeleteWow, what an amazing shot! That is indeed messy. Now I need at least 3 hours before I could stomach in my breakfast :p
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting my site :)
Great photo and, yes, quite a mess.
ReplyDeleteAww! Awesome capture. That must have been an experience.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my photo hunt.
What a picture! Had come across lionesses eating their prey -- and even witnessed an actual attack -- when on safari in the Serengeti back in 1996 but have never seen a group feasting away like in the photo you took!
ReplyDeleteGreat shot - looks like one of those Discovery or National Geographic photos!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year.
Great shot of messy, I'm impressed. Thanks for dropping by.
ReplyDeleteWishing you and your family good health and a more fruitful 2008.
Messy indeed. Perfect entry for the theme.
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wow ... what an amazing shot! love your pictures!
ReplyDeletewould have loved to be shooting a similar scene, too! :)
thanks for the visit!
Happy New Year!
My PhotoHunt post
Wow, that must've been an amazing experience!!
ReplyDeleteStunning photo too!
Reminds me of my family at a buffet line...
ReplyDeleteI came over from Julie Z's blog and glad I did. How in the world did you get that photo? LOL! I would have been running in the opposite direction, I think...
ReplyDeleteYour travels and lifestyle make me green with envy. Yes, nature is right under our noses but I dream of finding it in different places other than my back yard :o)
You have a wonderful blog!
How long were you in Kenya? Did you work with the Kikuyus tribe? I hope the citizens are able to reach peace soon because it's frightening what the future might hold for the innocent. -Melinda P.
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