[Leica] Giant River Otters

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Nice work.  "Meal" is my favorite, with the eye contact.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 9/3/2016 8:34 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
> These gregarious and constantly moving and chattering creatures were my
> favourite subjects of the Pantanal trip. My regret is that in the mad rush
> to unearth jaguars, I did not spend nearly as enough time photographing
> their antics as I would have liked to. These are the longest members of the
> weasel family in the world, and can reach 5.5 feet in length. It is
> considered an endangered species, being hunted indiscriminately for its
> pelt till quite recently.
>
> The first set of shots of the family was taken early in the morning, in
> shadow and fairly miserable light, the rest were taken in better conditions
> altogether. I never did make it back up the Piquini to try and find the
> family group in better light, something I realize now that I should have
> done!
>
> Pose:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160815-6682b.jpg.html
>
> Scratch:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160815-6673.jpg.html
>
> Interaction 1:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160815-6628.jpg.html
>
> Interaction 2:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160815-6782b.jpg.html
>
> Play:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160815-6793.jpg.html
>
> Family:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160815-6867.jpg.html
>
> Swim:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160816-8251.jpg.html
>
> Meal:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160816-8408b.jpg.html
>
> Brunch:
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/Pantanal/untitled-20160817-10723.jpg.html
>
> Please see LARGE
>
> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome.
>
> Cheers
> Jayanand
>
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