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Subject: [Leica] Cheetah Portraits
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 02:47:49 -0500
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Beautiful work, Jayanand.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" 
<psm1857 at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 2:31 AM
Subject: [Leica] Cheetah Portraits


> The most enjoyable sessions were with a Cheetah family, a mother and three
> cubs, who had no fear of humans or vehicles and frequently used the
> vehicles as props for play, jumping on the front of the vehicle or the
> spare wheel in the rear, or scooting under the chassis playing hide and
> seek. Two of them used our vehicle, and jumped on the front and these are
> portraits shot 3-4 feet away through the opening on the top:
>
> Eye Contact:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08895.jpg.html
>
> Eye Contact (Selective Colour) - an experiment as I find the eyes of a
> Cheetah mesmerizing. I deepened the colour of the eyes for effect:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08895SC.jpg.html
>
> Portrait in Colour:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08875.jpg.html
>
> Tasting the Metal:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08856.jpg.html
>
> Portrait in B&W:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08890.jpg.html
>
> Exasperation (-:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08894.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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