Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Charlie, Thanks for looking. It invariably feels like a privilege when wild animals are relaxed enough in our presence to come within touching distance. It shows, to me, how misplaced trust can be! I worry about this family of cheetahs - they show no fear of humans, and complete familiarity with vehicles, that they would be easy prey for poachers - my next series of photographs that I will post later will make clear the extent to which this is so. Let us keep our fingers crossed that nothing untoward happens to them! Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 2:39 AM, Charlie Chan <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com>wrote: > Jayanand, > > Must be great to be so close. The Eye contact frame is very compelling. > > Charlie > > Charlie Chan > www.charlie-chan.co.uk > > > > > On 31 Mar 2013, at 08:31, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > The most enjoyable sessions were with a Cheetah family, a mother and > three > > cubs, who had no fear of humans or vehicles and frequently used the > > vehicles as props for play, jumping on the front of the vehicle or the > > spare wheel in the rear, or scooting under the chassis playing hide and > > seek. Two of them used our vehicle, and jumped on the front and these are > > portraits shot 3-4 feet away through the opening on the top: > > > > Eye Contact: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08895.jpg.html > > > > Eye Contact (Selective Colour) - an experiment as I find the eyes of a > > Cheetah mesmerizing. I deepened the colour of the eyes for effect: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08895SC.jpg.html > > > > Portrait in Colour: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08875.jpg.html > > > > Tasting the Metal: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08856.jpg.html > > > > Portrait in B&W: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08890.jpg.html > > > > Exasperation (-: > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/EAfrica/2013/Ndutu_20130309_08894.jpg.html > > > > Please see LARGE > > > > Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >