Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/05/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jayanand, OK I have and I take the risk... but the tigers don't smile like these se?oritas ... <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/luisrq/Miscellaneous/L1031420.jpg.html> BTW for Nathan, the blonde se?orita is from Alicante Cheers Lluis El 08/05/2013, a las 04:20, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: > Luis, Thanks for looking. > You are in far more danger with your 35mm lenses - I was using an > effective focal length of 550mm! A handbag to your head is far more > likely to a claw to mine! (-: > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 2:55 AM, Lluis Ripoll > <lluisripollquerol at gmail.com> wrote: >> Hi Jayanand, >> >> I'm really fascinated with this story and these impressive pictures, >> really great work ... but as I always says I prefer keep shooting >> se?oritas in La Rambla even if sometime could be more dangerous >> >> Cheers >> Lluis >> >> >> El 05/05/2013, a las 15:26, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: >> >>> Just a tiger story as it played out in Ranthambhore last month. A lot >>> of the shots were taken at long distance, through trees, grass, twigs >>> and leaves and then cropped - and the first one has been included for >>> the story's sake. The lighting for the morning shots was also quite >>> difficult - shooting into the sun, with a water body reflecting >>> everything. Anyway, here goes, hope you enjoy the tale: >>> >>> Our first sighting was the female T22, the mother of T24: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0719-Edit.jpg.html >>> >>> Our next sighting, after a few minutes, was the male T24, the dominant >>> male of the southern end of Ranthambhore, dragging a half eaten >>> carcass through the trees, periodically stopping to eat a morsel: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0762.jpg.html >>> >>> When he reached a clearing, it was apparent that the carcass was that >>> of a young Nilgai, a large antelope. It was also getting apparent that >>> T24 had stolen the kill from his mother T22, and they were not >>> together for mating (tigers in Ranthambhore are notoriously >>> incestuous): >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0799.jpg.html >>> >>> It was clear that he was making for Phoota Kot, a water body close by: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0848.jpg.html >>> >>> He dragged the carcass into the water, and entered with quite a splash: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0857.jpg.html >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0864.jpg.html >>> >>> He gave us a snarl or two as a general warning: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0878.jpg.html >>> >>> He then stashed his scavenged kill in the water. Tigers do this both >>> to slow down the decomposition of the meat, and to easier defend it >>> against other tigers.: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_0887.jpg.html >>> >>> After this, his mother also came to the water, probably to try and see >>> if she could get something out of her son - no such luck - his ears >>> pinned back, hair bristling, growling, he saw her off in no time. >>> Unfortunately this encounter was half hidden from our position, and I >>> got no shots of it. >>> >>> We came back in the afternoon, and he was there, cooling off and >>> guarding the carcass. The ears and the body of the nilgai is visible, >>> floating in the water, at the top right: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_1090.jpg.html >>> >>> A last shot - the wind acted up, and a thunderstorm was imminent, and >>> he obviously smelt something!: >>> >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/April2013/Ranthambhore_20130418_1143.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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information