[Leica] Lolita the Cheetah

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Beautiful images of a beautiful animal, Howard.  Given her concentration on 
you, I'm surprised you did not get her to smile.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com>
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 8:48 AM
Subject: [Leica] Lolita the Cheetah


> Hi Luggers,
> My Macbook is still in the Genius Bar hospital so I am having to improvise 
> with my Safari editing.
>
> Apple promised a 1 - 3 day turn around and we are now on Day 11 - lack of 
> spare parts - Steve would not be pleased.
> I have turned to my MacBook Air and started to (slowly) process on it with 
> CS 4 from my backup disk.
>
> Here are three photos of Lolita the Cheetah. She started the day on a far 
> hill on top of a jeep and our guide would not drive off track so we could 
> get close enough to get the money picture - although everyone else did. We 
> were, however, rewarded for following the rules when she walked over the 
> hill, which we quickly drove around, and came to rest on a rock just a few 
> yards from us:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Kenya/Cheetah1W.jpg.html>
>
> She settled in and I talked to her and she responded by taking up poses 
> like the professional model that she really is:
>
> Pose One:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Kenya/Cheetah2W.jpg.html>
>
> Pose Two:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Kenya/Cheetah3W.jpg.html>
>
> I took another 300 or so pictures before everyone became hungry enough to 
> force me away for breakfast.
>
> One of my most satisfying safari encounters. C&C always welcome. Please 
> look large.
>
> Howard (back in sunny, polluted, Hong Kong)
>
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