[Leica] Ndutu photos and Anzac day

[afirkin at afirkin.com (afirkin)]

Great memories as Jay and Howard post some wonderful shots. Helen and I are 
in
Western Australia: yesterday we stood on the most south westerly point of
Australia. It is Anzac day here in Australia: this was the day our 'troops'
landed at Gallipoli in Turkey and were soundly beaten. Forged a history and
place for the Australian and NZ forces. Here in WA, the ships left for the
middle east on the first of November almost a 100 years ago. The second 
fleet on
December 31 2 months later. My grandfather was in that second fleet and 
landed
and was injured at Gallipoli. Thankfully for me (genetically speaking) he 
made
it home. 20 when he set off, I looked over the harbour and the landscape 
which
would have been his last sighting of Australia wondering how much he must 
have
aged by the time he came home.The landing was 99 years ago today.

Happy Anzac day and best wishes for all those who serve.

Alastair and Helen


> On April 23, 2014 at 12:26 PM H&E Cummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Luggers,
>
> Here are a few more random photos.
>
> Of course there were panoramas:
>
> Here's a 10 panel panorama of Lions resting and watching their smorgasbord 
> of
> Gnus march by:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tanza2014/LionsGnus10pan.jpg.html>
>
> A four panel pano of three female lions resting on the warm mud flats:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tanza2014/LionStare4panDay11.jpg.html>
>
> A Secretary Bird giving us the hairy eye ball in the sunrise:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tanza2014/SecBird1214.jpg.html>
>
> A White Browed Coucal with its feathers fluffed up against the rain:
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> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tanza2014/WhiteBrowedCoucal.jpg.html>
>
> Here is driver Emmanuel improvising a telephoto set up with his I phone 
> and a
> pair of binoculars:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tanza2014/Emmanualmprov.jpg.html>
>
> A mama Cheetah with her two cubs cuddling in the sunset:
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tanza2014/Cheeta2CubsX.jpg.html>
>
> A Lilac Breasted Roller - cropped to about 1/3 of the frame
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tanza2014/Lilac+Breasted+Roller.jpg.html>
>
> All pictures taken with the XT 1 and the fuji 55 - 200 zoom.
>
> Please look large. C&C always welcome.
>
> Howard
>
>
>
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