[Leica] IMG: cheetahs on the Serengeti grasslands

[Bill Pearce]

Jim,

If you can see the cats whiskers, can you also see the crystal radio?

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim Nichols
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 2:42 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: cheetahs on the Serengeti grasslands

Nice shots.  Focus looks pretty good from here.  I can see cat whiskers!

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/31/2017 2:37 PM, Adam Bridge wrote:
> We encountered a family of cheetahs: three cubs and the mother. The mother 
> left the cubs where a small watercourse cuts through the plain. Staying 
> out of sight was too much for the cubs who climbed up to look for their 
> parent.
>
> Here the mother is stalking through the wind-blown grasses:
>
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/2017-Europe-Tanzania/Tanzania/On-Safari/i-kWDWHJZ/A>
>
> Two of the cubs seeking mom:
>
> <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/2017-Europe-Tanzania/Tanzania/On-Safari/i-JVT8RmJ/A>
>
> The mom finally found a place and called her cubs to her - a high pitched 
> cry that is closer to something a bird would make than I expected from a 
> cat. The cubs exploded out of their hiding area and sprinted to their 
> mother where much rolling around, licking and good times ensued before 
> they all settled down.
>
> I think it was going to be a long day because as we swept the area with 
> our binoculars we didn’t see a single gazelle or antelope.
>
> Thanks for looking. Again, shot with Fuji X-T2 and the 100-400mm zoom. 
> Focusing in the tall, waving grasses was difficult!
>
> Adam
>
>
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