Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/03/28

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Subject: [Leica] Cheetah
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 17:50:28 +0100
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Graceful and cute at the same time--what's not to like? And as always, you 
did a wonderful job. Your pictures make want to go down there.

Cheers,
Nathan

On 26 Mar 2014, at 10:01, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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Nathan Wajsman
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