[Leica] Bandhavgarh Part 2

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Don, Sonny
Thanks for looking.

I am sure she was shooting a video, that is what most people with a
cellphone do in these circumstances. Most (95%+) tourists in the National
Parks in India do not carry cameras with them when they visit - they come
to see wildlife, not photograph it. I am pretty sure that they have a much
better experience than we photographers do, what with our narrow, tunnel
vision thanks to our eyes being glued to the viewfinder, and missing the
wider and more expansive and meaningful view. For memories and to recall
the experience, a cell phone is just fine!

Besides, safaris in India can be done on a shoestring budget - each regular
safari, lasting 4-5 hours, costs under USD 20 each if there are four to a
vehicle and a day's lodging with three meals thrown in can be had for USD
40-50 a day in a clean, no frills lodge.

Cheers
Jayanand

On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 5:15 PM Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> I was struck by the shot of the other tourist using a cell phone.  Visiting
> a park is not an inexpensive option yet you won't borrow/rent a more
> capable outfit?  Reminds me of long ago people taking arena shots at the
> Olympics with disposable cameras using their built in flash.
>
> In any case it was a pleasant view of a tiger being a tiger.  I also
> appreciate your handling of the guides to provide a more balanced view of
> the wildlife.
>
> On Mon, Jan 1, 2024 at 12:26 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org> wrote:
>
> >  *Wishing all members of LUG, PSM and MNS a happy, fruitful and
> productive
> > 2024.*
> >
> > Bandhavgarh is arguably the most tiger focused national park in India,
> the
> > guides and drivers generally have to be told, quite firmly, to stop for
> > other flora and fauna as well.
> >
> > So, between tigers here is a short interlude:
> >
> > Gaur:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-037-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Langur:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-1049-Enhanced-NR.jpg.html
> >
> > Lesser Adjutant Stork:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-1131-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-1155-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > In the preceding mail, I had shared photographs of a female tigress
> called
> > Katiba. Not very long after we lost track of her, while we were still in
> > Khitauli zone, the alarm calls started ringing out again, and we saw a
> > handsome male tiger moving through the forest. Deducting that he was
> making
> > for a waterhole nearby, we went and took a pole position there. Sure
> > enough, shortly afterward, he broke cover and started loping down a slope
> > to the water:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-670-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Once there, he looked at the water for a few seconds:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-686-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Then he started drinking, and continued for a long time:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-836-Edit_001.jpg.html
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1282-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIMEXD-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1314-Enhanced-NR-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > As he finished, I took an environmental portrait:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-905-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > He then spent a few minutes cooling off in the pond:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1471-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIMEXD-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > After which he left the waterbody on the far side:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1613-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Lastly, he marked a tree, and then disappeared into the thicket:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-1643-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Finally here are two random offerings to close out the trip. The first
> one
> > is a fellow tourist capturing memories of Katiba:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231209-511-NEF_DxO_DeepPRIMEXD-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Lastly, here is a seven shot panorama of a misty morning in Bandhavgarh.
> > These open grasslands were once villages and the cultivated lands that
> > surrounded them - these have been relocated outside the national park
> some
> > time ago, but not very successfully, as there is a lot of resentment
> still
> > simmering among these villagers about being robbed of their hereditary
> > lands:
> >
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Tigerland/Bgarh+Main/Bgarh23/Bandhavgarh-20231208-006-Enhanced-NR-EditCropped.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE.
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
> >
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