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Subject: [Leica] Machli (T16) with a wide angle
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 23:08:24 -0500
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Howard,

That's a great shot of Machli and her environment.  Nice resolution.  Thanks 
for sharing.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "H&ECummer" <cummer at netvigator.com>
To: <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 08, 2012 10:35 PM
Subject: [Leica] Machli (T16) with a wide angle


> Hi Luggers,
> Here is a picture of Machli (T16) taken the early morning of our second 
> day in Ranthambhore.
> We were facing the water hole where she lives and she sneaked up behind 
> us.
> I took several photos with the GH2 and the 100 - 300 zoom when I saw her 
> and then,
> remembering some one's (Steve Barbour's?) request for wide angle pictures 
> of tigers, I picked up the Fuji
> X100 and fired off three shots. This was the best one 1/200 f4.0 ISO 200. 
> 23mm (35mm equivalent)
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Ranth2012/T16HomeW.jpg.html
>
> http://tinyurl.com/74cz8mj
>
> Machli is the queen of Ranthambhore and she and her children (T17 and 
> Broken tail) have been in many TV series.
> She is getting old and the BBC TV crew was at Ranthambhore preparing to 
> film their final series with her.
> Machli's daughter (T17) was my first tiger sighting two years ago and I 
> was happy to see her a couple of times this visit as well.
> Those pictures will come later.
>
> Please look large and enjoy.
> C&C always welcome
> Howard
>
>
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