Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In the first one, she is daring you to scratch her tummy! Great shot. Dante On Mar 27, 2013, at 6:15 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > 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 > > 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 > > Descent: > 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 > > The late evening kill: > 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 > > Two cubs playing on a tree: > 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 > > 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