Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/03/29

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Subject: [Leica] Training Session
From: photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2013 09:58:36 +0100
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Fascinating, Jayanand. I think of the pics, the Chase 1 does a better of job 
of conveying the drama.

Cheers,
Nathan

On 29 Mar 2013, at 04:49, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:

> One of the more interesting experiences in Ndutu this year was watching a
> Mother Cheetah capture an adolescent Thomson's Gazelle alive in order to
> train her two biggish cubs in the art of the chase and kill. They were not
> old enough to kill outright, but they would chase the poor Tommy, catch it,
> let it go again and repeated this a few times before the mother dispatched
> it, and they had their fill:
> 
> Capture:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130307_08177-Edit.jpg.html
> 
> The chases were difficult to predict, and usually took place some distance
> away, but finally, the predator and prey came towards our vehicle. I am
> posting two shots - the first has the focus on the prey, and the second on
> the predator, and I cant decide which looks better:
> 
> Chase 1:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130307_08138.jpg.html
> 
> Chase 2:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130307_08139.jpg.html
> 
> Please see LARGE
> 
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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