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Subject: [Leica] A Walk With Munna
From: ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)
Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 14:21:14 -0500
References: <CAH1UNJ233hgExOwzc-wsF0H+Jp8jPFNqweOu220ZvLMnbPMZww@mail.gmail.com>

jay is the tiger king

ric

On Nov 30, 2013, at 11:23 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> 
wrote:

> My trip to Bandhavgarh and Kanha started in the worst possible way
> with me as well as my equipment ending up in an ornamental pool at the
> hotel on the first day at Bandhavgarh. The totally soggy equipment
> consisted of a D4, D800E, 200-400 and 70-200 - all at present with
> Nikon - I am keeping my fingers crossed that something can be
> salvaged. Anyway, I had no camera with me in Bandhavgarh, but the tour
> organizers managed to scrounge up a Canon 7D and 100-400mm lens for me
> to use in Kanha. Never shot Canon before, so it was not easy or
> instinctive, but we live and learn...(-:
> 
> However, though we had plenty of tiger sightings, there was only one
> really photo worthy one, a ten minute walk with a dominant male called
> Munna, a common enough nickname given to young boys in Central and
> North India but most inappropriate for a huge male tiger. The funny
> thing about him is that the natural markings on his forehead read out
> as CAT. Anyway, just a walk presented below:
> 
> Munna the CAT: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-380.jpg.html
> 
> First Sight: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-086.jpg.html
> 
> Resting: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-160.jpg.html
> 
> Eating Mud: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-216.jpg.html
> 
> Resuming Walkabout:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-291.jpg.html
> 
> Into the Sun: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-310.jpg.html
> 
> Culvert: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-362.jpg.html
> 
> Sniff: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-398.jpg.html
> 
> Spray: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-408.jpg.html
> 
> Majestic: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-434.jpg.html
> 
> Round the Bend:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-473.jpg.html
> 
> Bye Bye: 
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/WIndia/Kanha2013/Kanha-20131126-532.jpg.html
> 
> Please look LARGE
> 
> Comments & criticism, as ever, welcome.
> 
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
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