[Leica] Kanha National Park

[imra at iol.ie (Douglas Barry)]

Well done on the strong images, Jayanand. Those are magnificent animals, but 
the "Licking Her Chops" one is quite unnerving. Having been bitten by a 
domestic cat, I'd rather not be bitten by its bigger cousins!

How far away were you when you took the photos, and I presume you were in an 
open jeep like the one before?

Douglas

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>; "PSM" 
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Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2016 4:23 PM
Subject: [Leica] Kanha National Park


>I was at Kanha National Park in Central India for a week in April. We had
> funny weather - 15C in the mornings, rising to 41C by the afternoon. It 
> was
> my first wildlife outing in two years, and to say I enjoyed it would be an
> understatement. Kanha was the first park where "Project Tiger" was 
> launched
> in the 1970s, and continues to be one of the prime gems among India's
> wildlife reserves. It consists of evergreen Sal trees, a hardwood which
> grows straight and tall (so you always have the feeling that  you are
> driving through a cathedral), punctuated by huge open grasslands, where
> villages once stood, till they were relocated outside the park.
>
> As an experiment towards carrying lighter gear for wildlife trips, I used
> the latest iteration of the Nikon 300mm f4 paired with the appropriate 
> 1.4x
> teleconverter, making a 420mm f5.6 lens, on the Nikon D4, during this 
> trip.
> I was very satisfied with the combo, being light and fast, and easily
> handheld. With the D4, of course, I could shoot at higher ISOs, to
> compensate for perpetually being at 1/1200 @ f8, without sacrificing any
> quality. These photographs below have all been taken with that 
> combination:
>
> Bade Ma (Big Mother):
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha2016-1761.jpg.html
>
> Bade Ma with 3 month old Cub:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha2016-1906.jpg.html
>
> Licking Her Chops:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1912.jpg.html
>
> Neelam:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-2454.jpg.html
>
> Madonna of the Forest:
>
> - In Colour:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1329.jpg.html
>
> - In B&W:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1328c.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE.
>
> Comments and criticism, as always, very welcome!
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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