Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/05/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Douglas, Luis Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Thu, May 5, 2016 at 5:03 AM, lluisripollphotography < lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Jayanand, > > Wonderful photos! I?m glad to see again your pictures, for me ?Shaft of > Light? stands out > > Cheers > Lluis > > > > > > El 3 maig 2016, a les 6:49, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > > va > escriure: > > > > Barasingha, the southern, or hard ground sub species of the Indian Swamp > > Deer, is possibly the greatest success story of Indian conservation. > > Because of their magnificent antlers, and historic use as bush meat, the > > population had dwindled to around 60 individuals in Kanha National Park > in > > the mid 1960s. From this low level, when active conservation commenced, > > there are around 600 in Kanha, and two more separate breeding populations > > have also been established in other parks with similar habitat, and the > > status has been reduced to "vulnerable" from "endangered" in the Red > List. > > The growth in population is a slow business, as each doe only gives birth > > to a single fawn every year. To me, this deer, and not the tiger, is the > > greatest attraction in Kanha - with the added bonus that if you do find > > them (not too easy, especially the big antlered males, as there are so > few > > in a huge area), you can photograph them in total peace, as every other > > tourist is hell bent on careering around the park in a mad search for the > > tiger, and scarcely gives a second glance to these unique animals, which > > are much rarer, and found nowhere else in the world: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7407.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7458.jpg.html > > > > From one of the rarest to the most common! I caught this herd of Chital, > or > > Spotted Deer with a single shaft of light hitting them through the trees: > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-2305.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-2319.jpg.html > > > > The majestic Indian Gaur is the largest species of wild cattle in the > > world, with the very biggest biggest tipping the scales at 1.5 metric > > tonnes. They are also mistakenly called the Indian Bison, as they are > not > > bisons at all! > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7462.jpg.html > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-7494.jpg.html > > > > Finally, a Sambhar Deer, a deer of forested areas, the largest in India, > > and the tiger's staple prey - this guy just popped his head out of a rock > > gully as we were passing. > > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2016/Kanha+2016-1231.jpg.html > > > > > > All taken with either the Nikon D4+300mm f4 with TC 1.4x, or Nikon D800E > > with 70-200mm f4. > > > > 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 >