Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]incredible images Jay.... s On Mar 28, 2013, at 8:49 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> wrote: > One of the more interesting experiences in Ndutu this year was watching a > Mother Cheetah capture an adolescent Thomson's Gazelle alive in order to > train her two biggish cubs in the art of the chase and kill. They were not > old enough to kill outright, but they would chase the poor Tommy, catch it, > let it go again and repeated this a few times before the mother dispatched > it, and they had their fill: > > Capture: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130307_08177-Edit.jpg.html > > The chases were difficult to predict, and usually took place some distance > away, but finally, the predator and prey came towards our vehicle. I am > posting two shots - the first has the focus on the prey, and the second on > the predator, and I cant decide which looks better: > > Chase 1: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130307_08138.jpg.html > > Chase 2: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130307_08139.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