Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Duprey shots of the caiman. Gene On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > Jim, Ric, Luis > Thanks for looking. > > Luis, the caiman had just caught the fish seconds before (I have that shot, > too, but it is quite prosaic), and was tossing it in its mouth to align it > for swallowing when I got this shot. If you look carefully, you will see > the blood on the roof of the caiman's mouth, as well as on the fish. It is > still quite dramatic, just not as dramatic as you think it is! This was > actually taken with my " slow" camera, the D800E, which really feels like > driving a tricycle after using the D500, which feels like a Porsche, as far > as photographing action is concerned. > > Cheers > Jayanand! > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 9:20 PM, lluisripollphotography < > lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi Jayanand, > > > > I love your wildlife pictures because they are different to the usual > > images we see, your captures are decisive moment telling us the everyday > > life moments, on these ones I?ve loved all of them, specially Couple, > Scrap > > etc? but when I?ve saw the last one of the Caiman catching a fish ?! I > was > > astonished, a great image my friend, you are a Master! > > > > Cheers > > Lluis > > > > > > > > > > > El 5 set 2016, a les 8:16, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > > > va > > escriure: > > > > > > One of the places we stayed in, Hotel Porto Jofre had a huge number of > > palm > > > trees planted, and they were a magnet for Hyacinth Macaws. We would get > > up > > > in the morning with a symphonic cacophony orchestrated by Hyacinth > Macaws > > > and Caracaras! The Hyacinth Macaws were very agile, and always > raucously > > > squabbling, which made for interesting photography: > > > > > > Hyacinth Macaw: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > Pantanal/untitled-20160814-5603.jpg.html > > > > > > Couple: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > Pantanal/untitled-20160814-5788.jpg.html > > > > > > Scrap: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14317.jpg.html > > > > > > Spat: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14317.jpg.html > > > > > > Squabble: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14153.jpg.html > > > > > > the Hotel Porto Jofre was on the banks of the Cuiaba River, the prime > > spot > > > for jaguar watching. One of the streams leading off the river was > teeming > > > with caiman, so we promptly dubbed it "Caiman Alley". A couple of shots > > > from there: > > > > > > Sunset Caiman: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > Pantanal/Pantanal-20160817-10441.jpg.html > > > > > > To Catch A Fish: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > Pantanal/Pantanal-20160818-13081.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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >