Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Leo, I read The Snow Leopard years and years and years ago, because it came in Time magazine's "Best of the Year" list in those days, and I thought, and still do, that it was one of the most magical books I had ever read. After which I had read all his Natural History books within the next year or two, and now pre-order anything he brings out. I am not a great fan of his fiction, though - most of the points he wants to make there do not resonate with me... Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Leo Wesson <leowesson at gmail.com> wrote: > Jayanand, > > It's nice to know you like Mathiessen. Doesn't surprise me! > > Leo Wesson > Photographer/Videographer > 817.733.9157 > www.leowesson.com > > > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > gmail.com>wrote: > >> Well, we had a great time and a very enjoyable trip to Ndutu this >> year, not least due to the couples gelling perfectly with each other. >> In fact, the owners of Ndutu lodge used to come to our group regularly >> and remark that they had never seen anybody enjoy themselves like we >> were doing, and the secret of our laughing all the time! A part of the >> reason could be the varied duty free lubrication that was on hand, but >> I would like to think that the Cummers, Firkins, Thomases and >> Govindarajs just liked each others company a lot! >> >> This place is fast turning out to be a sort of spiritual home for me, >> the Serengeti ecosystem is where I seem to be most relaxed and >> mentally at ease nowadays. I would like to start with a quartet of >> Fuji XE1 images, with the 18-55mm lens, which I had taken in lieu of a >> Nikon normal range zoom. Serengeti, in Swahili, means "Endless Plain", >> and you can see why here: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/untitled-20140316-307.jpg.html >> >> Neela liked this tree a lot, so we stopped the vehicle and >> photographed it (Alastair, Helen and myself). I thought the tree was >> something you would find in Tolkien's Middle Earth, and tried to give >> it that flavour in post processing: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/untitled-20140315-280.jpg.html >> >> The last two are views of the Ngorongoro Highlands from Olduvai Gorge. >> Olduvai Gorge is the place where the first steps to understanding Homo >> Sapiens' evolutionary history was taken by Louis and Mary Leakey from >> the 1930s onwards, and the digs and research continue to this day. I >> had always wanted to visit this place, but had never done so, but this >> time around we took half a day off from wildlife, and went off in >> search of our distant ancestors. There was a storm in the air that >> day, and the air was crystal clear, the sky full of puffy cotton >> clouds and the colours especially brilliant in the magical African >> sun: >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/untitled-20140313-217.jpg.html >> >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/untitled-20140313-216.jpg.html >> >> Please look 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