Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Montie, Cedric, Douglas, Sonny, Jim, Gene, Philippe, Luis Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 1:19 AM, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr>wrote: > Alice's cat is at my place this week - and behaves exactly as described > and shown ;-) > > > It must be such a wonderful experience out there in the savannah .... > What I can't figure out is what the sound is like though, I'd need words, > or personal experience to know I guess. > > Thank you once more for sharing the beauties of mother nature Jayanand, > great job you've done and are doing here again. > > Amiti?s > Philippe > > > Le 27 mars 13 ? 11:15, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit : > > Some of the shots of Big Cats - lions and leopards were thin on the >> ground, >> but Cheetahs were plentiful - also helped by the fact that the latter are >> very active by the day, mainly because lions and hyenas are not - much >> less >> chance of having their kill stolen. >> >> To start with a lioness behaving like any member of the cat family: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/** >> Ol_Pejeta_20130315_09874.jpg.**html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ol_Pejeta_20130315_09874.jpg.html> >> >> We only saw only one leopard the whole trip, and that too late in the >> evening at dusk on the first day out at Ndutu. Here are a couple of >> studies, taken with a big telephoto married to a teleconverter, wide open >> at ISO6400: >> >> Yawn: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/** >> Ndutu_20130302_04312.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130302_04312.jpg.html> >> >> Descent: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/** >> Ndutu_20130302_04319.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130302_04319.jpg.html> >> >> However, the biggest sustained interest of our trip were Cheetahs, of >> which >> we saw more than 20, including a lot of playful cubs. Here are some shots >> to start things off: >> >> Yawns are contagious even for male cheetahs: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/** >> Ndutu_20130304_06020.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130304_06020.jpg.html> >> >> The late evening kill: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/** >> Ndutu_20130304_06115.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130304_06115.jpg.html> >> >> A mother and two cubs slaking their thirst: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/** >> Ndutu_20130304_05637-Edit.jpg.**html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130304_05637-Edit.jpg.html> >> >> Two cubs playing on a tree: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/** >> Ndutu_20130306_06666-Edit.jpg.**html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130306_06666-Edit.jpg.html> >> >> A downpour is no deterrent for energetic cubs: >> http://gallery.leica-users.**org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/** >> Ndutu_20130306_07521.jpg.html<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130306_07521.jpg.html> >> >> Please see LARGE >> >> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See >> http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for >> more information >> > > One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to > the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >