[Leica] Ranthambhore

[Douglas Barry]

Jayanand,
The thought of just being in an open jeep only a 70mm lens distance away 
from a wild tiger fills me with apprehension. I think I'll stick to 
domestic cat photos, and just admire your bravery from afar.
Douglas

On 08/11/2017 17:43, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> Douglas,
> Thanks for looking. That cub must be 16-17 months old - they can leave
> their mother any time after they are 20 months old, so they are really
> juveniles, I suppose. In fact we actually travel only on an open jeep, with
> no sides and roof, like these:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/parks/Ranthambhore_20120406_1296.jpg.html
>
> As I keep saying, big cats are far more trustworthy and dependable in their
> behaviour patterns than humans, so we should really be careful only when we
> are in the urban jungle!
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
> On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 6:02 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote:
>
>> Some really great shots, Jayanand. I like all of them, but really do like
>> the shot of the cub (that's a bloody big cub!) in the waterhole. You really
>> do get close and personally I don't how you do it without an armoured car!
>> The cormorant and frog shot is a great moment too.
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>> On 07/11/2017 07:38, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>
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