Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]She looks like an Alicantina :-)) Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On May 8, 2013, at 7:23 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > Hi Jayanand, > > OK I have and I take the risk... but the tigers don't smile like these > se?oritas ... > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/L1031420.jpg.html> > > BTW for Nathan, the blonde se?orita is from Alicante > > Cheers > Lluis > > > El 08/05/2013, a las 04:20, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: > >> Luis, Thanks for looking. >> You are in far more danger with your 35mm lenses - I was using an >> effective focal length of 550mm! A handbag to your head is far more >> likely to a claw to mine! (-: >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 2:55 AM, Lluis Ripoll >> <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: >>> Hi Jayanand, >>> >>> I'm really fascinated with this story and these impressive pictures, >>> really great work ... but as I always says I prefer keep shooting >>> se?oritas in La Rambla even if sometime could be more dangerous >>> >>> Cheers >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> El 05/05/2013, a las 15:26, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: >>> >>>> Just a tiger story as it played out in Ranthambhore last month. A lot >>>> of the shots were taken at long distance, through trees, grass, twigs >>>> and leaves and then cropped - and the first one has been included for >>>> the story's sake. The lighting for the morning shots was also quite >>>> difficult - shooting into the sun, with a water body reflecting >>>> everything. Anyway, here goes, hope you enjoy the tale: >>>> >>>> Our first sighting was the female T22, the mother of T24: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0719-Edit.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Our next sighting, after a few minutes, was the male T24, the dominant >>>> male of the southern end of Ranthambhore, dragging a half eaten >>>> carcass through the trees, periodically stopping to eat a morsel: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0762.jpg.html >>>> >>>> When he reached a clearing, it was apparent that the carcass was that >>>> of a young Nilgai, a large antelope. It was also getting apparent that >>>> T24 had stolen the kill from his mother T22, and they were not >>>> together for mating (tigers in Ranthambhore are notoriously >>>> incestuous): >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0799.jpg.html >>>> >>>> It was clear that he was making for Phoota Kot, a water body close by: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0848.jpg.html >>>> >>>> He dragged the carcass into the water, and entered with quite a splash: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0857.jpg.html >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0864.jpg.html >>>> >>>> He gave us a snarl or two as a general warning: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0878.jpg.html >>>> >>>> He then stashed his scavenged kill in the water. Tigers do this both >>>> to slow down the decomposition of the meat, and to easier defend it >>>> against other tigers.: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0887.jpg.html >>>> >>>> After this, his mother also came to the water, probably to try and see >>>> if she could get something out of her son - no such luck - his ears >>>> pinned back, hair bristling, growling, he saw her off in no time. >>>> Unfortunately this encounter was half hidden from our position, and I >>>> got no shots of it. >>>> >>>> We came back in the afternoon, and he was there, cooling off and >>>> guarding the carcass. The ears and the body of the nilgai is visible, >>>> floating in the water, at the top right: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_1090.jpg.html >>>> >>>> A last shot - the wind acted up, and a thunderstorm was imminent, and >>>> he obviously smelt something!: >>>> >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_1143.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Please see LARGE >>>> >>>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >