Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fascinating, Jayanand. I think of the pics, the Chase 1 does a better of job of conveying the drama. Cheers, Nathan On 29 Mar 2013, at 04:49, Jayanand Govindaraj 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 > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu/