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Subject: [Leica] Yala National Park, Sri Lanka
From: ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:43:24 -0500
References: <AANLkTinxb=pTQj9+cN6FoKzNi-Ea_Ks2RDnshWNSfsfR@mail.gmail.com>

Wonderful cat photos, really shows how well their camouflage works

ric


On Dec 14, 2010, at 11:54 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> 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
> 
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