Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Just one of these would have justified the whole trip - but now TWO!! I can't make my mind as to which I prefer Jayanand. Both stunning and beautiful. Keep exploiting your file fund my friend - there's been no disappointment so far ;-) Amiti?s Philippe Le 29 mars 13 ? 04:49, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit : > One of the more interesting experiences in Ndutu this year was > watching a > Mother Cheetah capture an adolescent Thomson's Gazelle alive in > order to > train her two biggish cubs in the art of the chase and kill. They > were not > old enough to kill outright, but they would chase the poor Tommy, > catch it, > let it go again and repeated this a few times before the mother > dispatched > it, and they had their fill: > > Capture: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130307_08177-Edit.jpg.html > > The chases were difficult to predict, and usually took place some > distance > away, but finally, the predator and prey came towards our vehicle. I > am > posting two shots - the first has the focus on the prey, and the > second on > the predator, and I cant decide which looks better: > > Chase 1: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130307_08138.jpg.html > > Chase 2: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130307_08139.jpg.html > > Please see LARGE > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > Cheers > Jayanand > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See 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