[Leica] Bandhavgarh and Kanha

[jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)]

Alan,
Thanks for looking.

In fact on this trip we saw a Changeable Hawk Eagle attack and kill a
peahen, but, believe it or not, it was so close to us that I coul;d not
focus on it!

Cheers
Jayanand

On Thu, May 5, 2022 at 8:02 AM Alan Magayne-Roshak via LUG <
lug at leica-users.org> wrote:

> On May 3, 2022, at 1:52 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <
> lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > I had gone to the National Parks, and prime tiger reserves, of
> Bandhavgarh
> > and Kanha last month as my first outstation trip post covid. The weather
> > was extremely hot, with the mercury touching 42/43C, and the full day
> > safaris that we undertook, on open top vehicles, were tiring. However
> > thanks to constant hydration with water, chaas and  lemon juice, I seemed
> > to have sailed through with no after effects. I was quite surprised at my
> > own resilience. I have not posted for a long time, but this seemed a
> > fitting occasion to resume!
> >
> > I was testing a lot of new equipment on this trip - the Nikon Z9, the
> > Nikkor Z100-400mm f4.5-5.6S and the Nikkor Z24-70 f2.8S. As  it was they
> > performed flawlessly, and the AF eye tracking mode on the Z9 was nothing
> > short of magical. As an example, a male tiger walking behind grass, part
> of
> > a burst of 6 shots:
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220426-067.jpg.html
> >
> > The Z24-70 f2.8S is, without a doubt, the best normal zoom I have ever
> > owned, so let us start with two photographs taken with that lens, mounted
> > on a Nikon Z7:
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220427-067-Editb.jpg.html
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220426-045-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Because of the intense heat, all animals were looking for cool places to
> > rest in:
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Bandhavgarh-20220422-351-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Of course, waterholes were popular places in late afternoon:
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220425-1765-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > The Z9 has exceptional high ISO performance if the frame is exposed
> > correctly. As you will notice, none of my photographs in this set taken
> > with the Z9 are at low ISOs. However, here are two examples at ISO12800 -
> > the first one from late in the evening after sunset, and the second being
> > early in the morning as the sun was coming up:
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220425-1565-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220426-359-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Two shots of a male that came out of a thicket:
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220426-1545-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220426-1533-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > This same dominant male, a huge fellow, was following the scent of a
> > tigress, when he came upon our vehicle! These shots were at under 200mm:
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220426-1463-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220426-1731-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220426-557-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > A vigorous shake of the head when on patrol:
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220426-470-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > To round things off, some raptors. The first two are of two different
> > Crested Serpent Eagles with its prey:
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Kanha-20220427-1056-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Bandhavgarh-20220422-289-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > The last one is a portrait of a Changeable Hawk Eagle:
> >
> >
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kanha/Bandhavgarh-20220423-940-Edit.jpg.html
> >
> > Please see LARGE, I have posted in a reasonably big size.
> >
> > Comments and criticism, as ever, are welcome!
> >
> > Cheers
> > Jayanand
>
>  
> ===========================================================================
> Terrific shots.  I've never seen a Changeable Hawk Eagle before, and I like
> the coloration.
>
> --
> Alan
>
> Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services
> (Retired)
> UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978
> UPAA Master of the Profession 2014
> amagayneroshak at gmail.com
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/>
>
> "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate
>  for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt
>
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