Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, It is trying to flatten out its body shape and move close to the ground as to be less detectable. Cheers Jayanand On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > Hi Howard, > > > > Great shots! Thanks for sharing. > > > > Jim Nichols > > Tullahoma, TN USA > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com> > > To: <lug at leica-users.org> > > Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 9:44 AM > > Subject: [Leica] Tigers at last > > > > > >> 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. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > > > Is this a tiger trying to be invisibe? > RanthamBhore Tigers ? T-17-Stalk? > > > M-19 [Rabs] > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >