Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/08/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Each morning while we were there we would walk out across the islands http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img210a.jpg.html which we had reached, of course, by Mokoro: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img242a.jpg.html for which there was ample parking space: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img446a.jpg.html These little water craft can even be used to access the washing to retrieve it: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img451a.jpg.html and to sneak up on critters: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/Africa+2009/Botswana/img920a.jpg.html I had to change from a 75 mm lens to a 35 mm lens just to fit this big fella in the frame. My mokoro poler made all sorts of small but frantic gestures when I got out onto the bank and slowly got closer and closer. The elephant never knew I was there, and walked away a few seconds later. I was probably lucky to have the breeze in my face. Leica MP and M7, 35/1.4 asph, 50/2 Hexanon, yellow filter, Plus-X and Tri-X in Xtol 1+3. Comments etc welcome. Thanks, Marty