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Subject: [Leica] The Big Fight
From: rgacpa at gmail.com (Robert Adler)
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 20:46:15 -1000
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Wonderful! Each image is TAC sharp!!
I love #3: maybe because the Zebra's aren't centered; maybe because more of
the environment is included; maybe because of both.
But it is terrific!
Best,
Bob

On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 6:34 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at 
gmail.com>wrote:

> Samburu is one of the last holdouts of the endangered Grevy's Zebra, the
> biggest and heaviest of the zebra sub species. We were lucky to witness a
> fight for dominance between two males that went on for some time - these
> involve a lot of action and posturing, but for little or no damage. All the
> same it is quite exciting to watch! There were three in the group, but a
> young one wisely kept out of it!
>
> Two males started scrapping in a grove of thorn trees:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2011/20110924_0551Samburu.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2011/20110924_0558Samburua.jpg.html
>
> They came out into the open and continued:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2011/20110924_0643Samburua.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2011/20110924_0678Samburua.jpg.html
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2011/20110924_0704Samburua.jpg.html
>
> Finally, the victor got to show his dominant status:
>
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Kenya2011/20110924_0723Samburua.jpg.html
>
>
> Comments and criticism as always, welcome
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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-- 
Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.rgaphoto.com


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