[Leica] Bandhavgarh - Jhurjhura Female

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

I especially enjoy the mood, expression and composition of
<http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/ 
Bandhavgarh_20100321_0702.jpg.html>

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On Apr 10, 2010, at 4:55 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> The last of my tiger photographs, this series unfolded on the last  
> drive of
> the trip, when Howard & I were together. We were actually on our  
> way back to
> the hotel when the Jhurjhura female came out of the woods right in  
> front of
> us. This was a surprise to say the least, because she had given  
> birth a
> short while ago, and sightings had become sporadic and rare:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/ 
> Bandhavgarh_20100321_0627.jpg.html
>
> She moved back into the forest, and walked purposefully on:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/ 
> Bandhavgarh_20100321_0631.jpg.html
>
> At this time, we had to make a decision, whether to try and  
> intercept her,
> or go back to the hotel. As we had a fair amount of time, we  
> decided to
> press on and try and intercept her. For the first time in  
> Bandhavgarh, I saw
> some great tracking by our driver, Kunwar the Ferrari driver, who  
> judged the
> intercept to perfection:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/ 
> Bandhavgarh_20100321_0633.jpg.html
>
> She took her bearings for a minute, and set off for Rajbehra dam, a  
> small
> check dam on Rajbehra meadow:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/ 
> Bandhavgarh_20100321_0638.jpg.html
>
> She reached the dam, and slipped into the water:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/ 
> Bandhavgarh_20100321_0665.jpg.html
>
> Bliss!:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/ 
> Bandhavgarh_20100321_0702.jpg.html
>
> She then clambered onto the low dam and sauntered off:
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Bandhavgarh/ 
> Bandhavgarh_20100321_0739.jpg.html
>
> All in all, a fine and fitting end to a lovely trip.
>
> Comments & criticism, as always, welcome!
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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