Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I like the last shot the best, but they are all good. I can see the competition for the big game shooting will be 'hot' next year. Thanks for posting, and keep them coming Alastair > The park, on the south east coast of Sri Lanka, is arguably the best place > I > have visited for seeing leopards - because they are at the top of the food > chain here, they are not very shy. They are relatively easy to see, but > again not very easy to photograph, as the vehicles cannot get close to the > trees they are usually draped on, due to the thick, scrubby vegetation, > and > a very strictly enforced policy of not straying from the designated roads. > This park was used by LTTE guerrillas during the civil war, and has really > reopened in practical terms only in 2009. Some shots of a couple that were > just about close and clear enough to photograph - all the shots have been > cropped - all taken with the Nikon D300 with the 200-400 + 1.4x TC: > > Sunset shots: > > Grooming - > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5078-Edit.jpg.html > > The Look - > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5096.jpg.html > > Eye Contact - > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5118.jpg.html > > > Early morning, minutes after sunrise: > > Yawn - http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5136.jpg.html > > Curious Stare - > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5140.jpg.html > > C&C, as ever, welcome