Calm male lion walking toward camera on African savanna

Ultra-photorealistic wildlife photograph of a fully grown male African lion walking directly toward the camera, eye-level perspective, calm dominant presence, perfectly accurate anatomy and proportions, powerful shoulders and chest, natural gait, paws stepping on dry savanna soil. Extremely detailed layered mane with realistic individual strands, subtle wind movement, crisp whiskers, visible skin pores around the muzzle, small natural scars, dust on the nose, wet nose specular highlights, sharp natural catchlights in both eyes. Serengeti savanna background: golden dry grassland, a few distant acacia trees, soft atmospheric haze, slight heat shimmer near the horizon. Foreground grass softly blurred at the bottom edge. Shallow depth of field with natural creamy bokeh; subject is tack-sharp. Lighting: warm golden-hour sunlight from camera-left, long realistic shadows on the ground, gentle rim light along the mane edges, true-to-life color, documentary realism, no HDR look, no artificial glow. Camera look: medium-format realism, 200mm telephoto, f/4, 1/1600s, ISO 200, natural filmic clarity, ultra-detailed, high resolution.cartoon, CGI, 3D render, illustration, unreal engine, game look, oversharpened, overprocessed, HDR halo, artificial glow, plastic fur, waxy skin, human eyes, glowing eyes, bad anatomy, extra legs, extra paws, deformed paws, distorted face, asymmetrical eyes, blurry subject, out of focus, heavy noise, watermark, text, logo