[Leica] Tigers at last

[pklein at threshinc.com (Peter Klein)]

Wow, magnificent photos of a magnificent beast.  Howard, you really hit 
the jackpot with these!  I especially like the "stalking" photo, as it 
shows the tiger doing her thing.  And Jayanand was probably thinking, 
"Whew, now I won't have to live down that he came all this way for 
nothing."

Best to you and Esther, enjoy the rugby.

--Peter

Howard wrote:
 > 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