Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The park, on the south east coast of Sri Lanka, is arguably the best place I have visited for seeing leopards - because they are at the top of the food chain here, they are not very shy. They are relatively easy to see, but again not very easy to photograph, as the vehicles cannot get close to the trees they are usually draped on, due to the thick, scrubby vegetation, and a very strictly enforced policy of not straying from the designated roads. This park was used by LTTE guerrillas during the civil war, and has really reopened in practical terms only in 2009. Some shots of a couple that were just about close and clear enough to photograph - all the shots have been cropped - all taken with the Nikon D300 with the 200-400 + 1.4x TC: Sunset shots: Grooming - http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5078-Edit.jpg.html The Look - http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5096.jpg.html Eye Contact - http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5118.jpg.html Early morning, minutes after sunrise: Yawn - http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5136.jpg.html Curious Stare - http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5140.jpg.html C&C, as ever, welcome Cheers Jayanand