Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/04/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Luis, Thanks. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 6:54 PM, Lluis Ripoll < lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > Wonderful captures Jayanand, you have a rare ability to capture the > animals in very interesting moments and attitudes, similar to the one we > have. > > Cheers > Lluis > > El 20/04/2014, a las 16:28, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > escribi?: > > > At last..the end is near! (-: > > > > To start, two newborn Grant's gazelles - one a day or two old, another a > > minute or two old. Newborns stay absolutely still, and emit no smell to > > evade predators. As Big Cats see in B&W, movement and smell are essential > > for them to notice prey. In a previous occasion in the Mara, I have > noticed > > a Cheetah pass within 15 feet of a newborn Tommy and not notice it: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4822.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_5910.jpg.html > > > > The rest is all about the King of the Jungle! Here is a cub intent on > > playing Hide and Seek with our vehicle: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4744.jpg.html > > > > I have found that touch is a very important sensory input in the > > mother-child bonding in lion prides, even after the cubs are reasonably > > grown, but it takes many forms: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4727.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4723.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_5890.jpg.html > > > > Lion cubs are entertaining characters - here one engages in a Game of > > Thorns (-: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4588.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4607.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140313_4629.jpg.html > > > > Finally, a lioness enthusiastically tucks into a midday meal of reedbuck: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_5928.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_5976.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2014/Ndutu_20140315_6007.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 >