[Leica] Tigers at last

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

Cute kitty!

Glad you finally got to see one before all are poached at the behest of 
Chinese consumers who eat their testicles or whatever it is.

Nathan

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On Mar 26, 2010, at 3:44 PM, H&ECummer 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.
> 
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