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Subject: [Leica] Lolita the Cheetah
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:48:24 +1030
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They're really great shots.  I love cheetahs too:
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/freakscene/75+Summilux/cheetah.jpg.html

Marty

On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Howard you could not ask for a bertter setup for these, smooth background
> behind and wonderful animal cooperating.
> You must have been thrilled.
> I wonder whether Jayand was actually holding up a leg of Antelope behind
> your hat.
>
> Cheers
> Geoff
>
> *Lighting- eyes- action*
> http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman
>
>
>
> On 20 October 2011 23:48, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Luggers,
>> My Macbook is still in the Genius Bar hospital so I am having to improvise
>> with my Safari editing.
>>
>> Apple promised a 1 - 3 day turn around and we are now on Day 11 - lack of
>> spare parts - Steve would not be pleased.
>> I have turned to my MacBook Air and started to (slowly) process on it with
>> CS 4 from my backup disk.
>>
>> Here are three photos of Lolita the Cheetah. She started the day on a far
>> hill on top of a jeep and our guide would not drive off track so we could
>> get close enough to get the money picture - although everyone else did. We
>> were, however, rewarded for following the rules when she walked over the
>> hill, which we quickly drove around, and came to rest on a rock just a few
>> yards from us:
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Kenya/Cheetah1W.jpg.html>
>>
>> She settled in and I talked to her and she responded by taking up poses
>> like the professional model that she really is:
>>
>> Pose One:
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Kenya/Cheetah2W.jpg.html>
>>
>> Pose Two:
>>
>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Kenya/Cheetah3W.jpg.html>
>>
>> I took another 300 or so pictures before everyone became hungry enough to
>> force me away for breakfast.
>>
>> One of my most satisfying safari encounters. C&C always welcome. Please
>> look large.
>>
>> Howard (back in sunny, polluted, Hong Kong)
>>
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