[Leica] Arboreal Acrobatics

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

DAMN, that's beautiful

the first and last are unbeatable

ric


On Mar 15, 2012, at 2:07 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> I have just returned from a magical trip to the parks of Northern
> Tanzania - Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Ndutu, Serengeti and Ngorongoro.
> There were many highlights, but for me, one of the best was spending
> over 1.5 hours in broad daylight with a leopard and her two full grown
> male cubs towards the end of the trip in Serengeti. Serengeti has some
> of the most restrictive viewing conditions of any Wildlife Refuge that
> I have been in (no off roading, very few roads, huge area, etc), but
> despite this it rained leopards there. We spent two sessions with this
> trio, one long and one short, this series is from the first long one,
> as they gamboled friskily on trees. This is a series where one of the
> male cubs suddenly popped up above its mother, leapt to a lower
> branch, literally bounced once and was gone! I probably should have
> reduced the sequence further, but what the heck, I liked all the
> shots!
> 
> Look: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tanzania+2012/Tanzania_20120309_09048.jpg.html
> 
> Take Off: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tanzania+2012/Tanzania_20120309_09049.jpg.html
> 
> Landing: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tanzania+2012/Tanzania_20120309_09050.jpg.html
> 
> Balance: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tanzania+2012/Tanzania_20120309_09051.jpg.html
> 
> Bounce: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tanzania+2012/Tanzania_20120309_09052.jpg.html
> 
> Gone: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tanzania+2012/Tanzania_20120309_09055.jpg.html
> 
> Please see large.
> 
> Comments and criticism, as usual, most welcome.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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