Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 7:08 AM, Lluis Ripoll < lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > Fantastic set Jayanand, a lot of them are outstanding! > Cheers > Lluis > > > > El 7 nov 2017, a les 8:38, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> va > escriure: > > > > I have just come back from Ranthambhore, visiting after a period of over > 4 > > years. Many of the tigers and tigresses of the tourist zone have given > way > > to their children, and I was looking forward to seeing the new crop, many > > of whom I had photographed as cubs. The park has also started a full day > > pass system, which entitles you to stay inside from dawn to dusk, but > more > > importantly, it is also zone free, meaning that a holder can wander > > anywhere in the tourist zone, effectively weaning the holder from the > > vagaries and pressures of both time and geography! > > > > They have had an awful monsoon this year, and the Dhonk Forest is already > > drying out appreciably, and the lakes are only half full. Next > March-April > > should be a great time to go there for photography! > > > > I start with a photograph I like a lot, of one of Noor's (T39) current > crop > > of three female 16 yo cubs enjoying the water after an invigorating meal > of > > Sambhar deer. > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171103-1890.jpg.html > > > > Next are a few photographs of Arrowhead, the current "Queen of the > Lakes", > > the dominant female of a large part of the Tourist Zone, collated over > two > > separate sightings on the same day: > > > > Arrowhead: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1043.jpg.html > > > > Waking Up: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-134.jpg.html > > > > Strider: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-201.jpg.html > > > > Monarch: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-736.jpg.html > > > > Eye Contact 1: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-789.jpg.html > > > > Eye Contact 2: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1021.jpg.html > > > > Environmental Portrait: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1098.jpg.html > > > > This row of Hanuman Langurs caught my eye as I was leaving the park: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1121.jpg.html > > > > Lastly, a few birds: > > > > Juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-019.jpg.html > > > > Indian Cormorant, with lunch: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-045.jpg.html > > > > Black-winged Stilt: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_ > 001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171103-2234.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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >