Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/26

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Subject: [Leica] Tigers at last
From: cummer at netvigator.com (H&ECummer)
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 22:44:56 +0800
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Hi Luggers,
In the fourth morning, riding in Jayanand's jeep, I did not see any  
tigers. Bummer. I was beginning to despair!
Then early in the hot afternoon as we circled the waterhole in zone 3  
- the driver shouted "Tiger Tiger!!" and
floored the accelerator - "Hang on!". We were the only jeep on the  
road and we peeled
around the corner to the edge of the waterhole and slid to a stop in  
front of Tiger - 17, Patti Vale,
"the collared one".  The next hour was magic - the tiger walked -  
ignoring us - and we drove ahead of her -
taking one series of pictures after another. Only after she walked  
away from the waterhole, through the grass and
across a field did two other jeeps and two canters join us. My first  
tiger sighting was a special moment - like
seeing Orca whales swimming close and free for the first time. It is a  
moment I will never forget,
and the intimacy of it being just us and T 17 made it even more special.

Here are the first photos in their own folder. None are cropped.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tigers/T17-1.jpg.html

Please enjoy, C&C always welcome.

Cheers

Howard

PS: There will be a hiatus in the Tiger story for the next two days  
while I go off to the Hong Kong Rugby 7's
truly one of the world's greatest sporting events.


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