Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard,Luis and Larry, Thanks for taking a peek. I was in a Land Rover or Landcruiser, and the drivers we had on our Photosafari are amongst the best in that part of the world. Secondly, the animals are so used to vehicles, they don't perceive them as a threat at all - they will go under the vehicle for shade at times. All those cubs in my photograph will grow up with no fear, and communicate that to their offspring as well. This is not an unmitigated blessing, because it also allows poachers to get very close to their quarry. Actually it is far more dangerous in Indian parks like Ranthambhore, where I get very, very close to tigers in an open, unprotected jeep - I have been so close that I could not focus on them with a 70-200 lens. I have no fear, and as long as I am in a vehicle, and don't do anything foolish, I feel nothing will happen. Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 8:39 PM, <lrzeitlin at aol.com> wrote: > Jayanard, > Your animal and bird pictures are wonderful. I envy both your photo skills > and your safari. One question, how did you get so close to the animals > without getting eaten? > Larry Z > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >