Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Howard I think that the stalking shot conveys something of the animal's power and grace. It must have been an awesome experience to see these animals in the wild. Cheers Geoff http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman On 27 March 2010 00:44, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > Hi Luggers, > In the fourth morning, riding in Jayanand's jeep, I did not see any tigers. > Bummer. I was beginning to despair! > Then early in the hot afternoon as we circled the waterhole in zone 3 - the > driver shouted "Tiger Tiger!!" and > floored the accelerator - "Hang on!". We were the only jeep on the road and > we peeled > around the corner to the edge of the waterhole and slid to a stop in front > of Tiger - 17, Patti Vale, > "the collared one". The next hour was magic - the tiger walked - ignoring > us - and we drove ahead of her - > taking one series of pictures after another. Only after she walked away > from the waterhole, through the grass and > across a field did two other jeeps and two canters join us. My first tiger > sighting was a special moment - like > seeing Orca whales swimming close and free for the first time. It is a > moment I will never forget, > and the intimacy of it being just us and T 17 made it even more special. > > Here are the first photos in their own folder. None are cropped. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Tigers/T17-1.jpg.html > > Please enjoy, C&C always welcome. > > Cheers > > Howard > > PS: There will be a hiatus in the Tiger story for the next two days while I > go off to the Hong Kong Rugby 7's > truly one of the world's greatest sporting events. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >