Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/31

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Subject: [Leica] Cheetah Portraits
From: bjq1 at mac.com (Bernard Quinn)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2013 06:59:04 -0400
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A really nice series. You are fortunate to be able to get so close to such 
magnificent cats.

Barney

Barney Quinn, WK3Z
C: (301) 775-1386
H: (301) 654-0938

On Mar 31, 2013, at 3:31 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> The most enjoyable sessions were with a Cheetah family, a mother and three
> cubs, who had no fear of humans or vehicles and frequently used the
> vehicles as props for play, jumping on the front of the vehicle or the
> spare wheel in the rear, or scooting under the chassis playing hide and
> seek. Two of them used our vehicle, and jumped on the front and these are
> portraits shot 3-4 feet away through the opening on the top:
> 
> Eye Contact:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08895.jpg.html
> 
> Eye Contact (Selective Colour) - an experiment as I find the eyes of a
> Cheetah mesmerizing. I deepened the colour of the eyes for effect:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08895SC.jpg.html
> 
> Portrait in Colour:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08875.jpg.html
> 
> Tasting the Metal:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08856.jpg.html
> 
> Portrait in B&W:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08890.jpg.html
> 
> Exasperation (-:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08894.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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