Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Howard, Impressive, very good shots Saludos Lluis El 26/03/2010, a las 15:44, H&ECummer escribi?: > 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