[Leica] Cheetah

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Elegant animals indeed, but then again, I'm a cat lover. If I had one of 
those, our mouse problem would be over.
:-)

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" 
<psm-1857 at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2014 9:01 AM
Subject: [Leica] Cheetah


> Cheetahs are, IMHO, the photogenic animal of the African Savannah. For
> starters they are active during the day, precisely for the reason that
> the other big predators are not - they get their kills stolen quite
> easily. I specially enjoy spending time watching cheetahs with cubs,
> because even when they are resting, the cubs will tend to play
> energetically, great to watch and photograph. Lastly, their movement
> is pure poetry, the most graceful and speedy creature one can imagine,
> incapable of an ugly move. Here are a selection of "family" shots, of
> cheetahs relaxed and at play, taken at various times and on different
> days:
>
> Family: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140309_1331.jpg.html
>
> Surprise!: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140310_2126.jpg.html
>
> Chase: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140310_2133.jpg.html
>
> Play: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140310_2245.jpg.html
>
> Turn: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140309_1408.jpg.html
>
> Tun: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140309_1409.jpg.html
>
> Moving On: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140310_2317.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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