[Leica] IMG: hoppy on Kangaroo Island part two

[luisripoll at telefonica.net (Luis Ripoll)]

Hi Hoppy,

I really enjoyed your landscapes, really nice pictures, exquisite
expositions and colours, my preferences are for these ones:

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+7.jpg.html

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+9.jpg.html

This one is particularly a masterpiece of exact exposition:

 http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+10.jpg.html

Also charming photos of the Koala and others.

Thanks for showing such landscapes, a pleasure to see terrytories without
homes and traces of that we call "civilization"

Saludos desde Barcelona
Luis

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De: lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+luisripoll=telefonica.net@leica-users.org] En nombre de
G Hopkinson
Enviado el: s?bado, 14 de julio de 2007 5:53
Para: 'Leica Users Group'
Asunto: [Leica] IMG: hoppy on Kangaroo Island part two

LUG denizens. Here is the second installment of my Kangaroo Island
travelogue.

Nine new photographs start here

<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/c_001/KI+7.jpg.html>

 

We stayed for several days in a cozy beach house nestled right into the
dunes at Vivonne Bay. Just stunning turquoise water and crystal air. I saw
only one other person outside in the scenery in that time at this beautiful
location.

We visited a local commercial wildlife park, which is home to rescued or
orphan animals. There are areas where humans can roam free range amongst
some of the local citizens. The Kangaroo Island kangaroo is endemic to KI.
They are smaller than many mainland species.

This emu is a curious fellow and was tending to a nest of large eggs just in
the open less than a metre inside their enclosure. The "nest" was no more
than a couple of token sticks. Portrait from the shadow side by Elmarit M
90.

The obligatory koala photo. They were reintroduced from the mainland and
have exploded in population within this new environment.
Sometimes known locally as drop bears, for their terrifying habit of
plummeting from tall trees onto unsuspecting tourists. Look at those claws.

My daughter made friends with a local. Roo friendly food is provided.

The Tammar wallby is a smaller version of a kangaroo. They are shy and
endearing. Albinos tend to have poor life expectancies in the wild since
they can not hide very well.

 

As always comments and criticisms are welcomed.

 

Cheers

Hoppy


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