[Leica] Kanha National Park

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Jim, Douglas, Philippe
Thanks for taking the time to look and comment
Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 10:54 AM, Philippe <photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I like Neelam best in this series.
>
> But they're all very good documentation Jayanand.
>
> Amities
> Philippe
>
>
> Le 1 mai 2016 à 17:23, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> a écrit :
>
> > I was at Kanha National Park in Central India for a week in April. We had
> > funny weather - 15C in the mornings, rising to 41C by the afternoon. It
> was
> > my first wildlife outing in two years, and to say I enjoyed it would be
> an
> > understatement. Kanha was the first park where "Project Tiger" was
> launched
> > in the 1970s, and continues to be one of the prime gems among India's
> > wildlife reserves. It consists of evergreen Sal trees, a hardwood which
> > grows straight and tall (so you always have the feeling that  you are
> > driving through a cathedral), punctuated by huge open grasslands, where
> > villages once stood, till they were relocated outside the park.
> >
> > As an experiment towards carrying lighter gear for wildlife trips, I used
> > the latest iteration of the Nikon 300mm f4 paired with the appropriate
> 1.4x
> > teleconverter, making a 420mm f5.6 lens, on the Nikon D4, during this
> trip.
> > I was very satisfied with the combo, being light and fast, and easily
> > handheld. With the D4, of course, I could shoot at higher ISOs, to
> > compensate for perpetually being at 1/1200 @ f8, without sacrificing any
> > quality. These photographs below have all been taken with that
> combination:
> >
> > Bade Ma (Big Mother):
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha2016-1761.jpg.html
> >
> > Bade Ma with 3 month old Cub:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha2016-1906.jpg.html
> >
> > Licking Her Chops:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1912.jpg.html
> >
> > Neelam:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-2454.jpg.html
> >
> > Madonna of the Forest:
> >
> > - In Colour:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1329.jpg.html
> >
> > - In B&W:
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1328c.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE.
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as always, very welcome!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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