Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Gene, Thanks for looking Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 7:54 AM, Gene Duprey <geneduprey2015 at gmail.com> wrote: > Duprey shots of the caiman. > > Gene > > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 6:59 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Jim, Ric, Luis > > Thanks for looking. > > > > Luis, the caiman had just caught the fish seconds before (I have that > shot, > > too, but it is quite prosaic), and was tossing it in its mouth to align > it > > for swallowing when I got this shot. If you look carefully, you will see > > the blood on the roof of the caiman's mouth, as well as on the fish. It > is > > still quite dramatic, just not as dramatic as you think it is! This was > > actually taken with my " slow" camera, the D800E, which really feels like > > driving a tricycle after using the D500, which feels like a Porsche, as > far > > as photographing action is concerned. > > > > Cheers > > Jayanand! > > > > On Mon, Sep 5, 2016 at 9:20 PM, lluisripollphotography < > > lluisripollphotography at gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hi Jayanand, > > > > > > I love your wildlife pictures because they are different to the usual > > > images we see, your captures are decisive moment telling us the > everyday > > > life moments, on these ones I?ve loved all of them, specially Couple, > > Scrap > > > etc? but when I?ve saw the last one of the Caiman catching a fish ?! I > > was > > > astonished, a great image my friend, you are a Master! > > > > > > Cheers > > > Lluis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > El 5 set 2016, a les 8:16, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at > > > > gmail.com> > va > > > escriure: > > > > > > > > One of the places we stayed in, Hotel Porto Jofre had a huge number > of > > > palm > > > > trees planted, and they were a magnet for Hyacinth Macaws. We would > get > > > up > > > > in the morning with a symphonic cacophony orchestrated by Hyacinth > > Macaws > > > > and Caracaras! The Hyacinth Macaws were very agile, and always > > raucously > > > > squabbling, which made for interesting photography: > > > > > > > > Hyacinth Macaw: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > > Pantanal/untitled-20160814-5603.jpg.html > > > > > > > > Couple: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > > Pantanal/untitled-20160814-5788.jpg.html > > > > > > > > Scrap: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > > Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14317.jpg.html > > > > > > > > Spat: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > > Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14317.jpg.html > > > > > > > > Squabble: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > > Pantanal/untitled-20160819-14153.jpg.html > > > > > > > > the Hotel Porto Jofre was on the banks of the Cuiaba River, the prime > > > spot > > > > for jaguar watching. One of the streams leading off the river was > > teeming > > > > with caiman, so we promptly dubbed it "Caiman Alley". A couple of > shots > > > > from there: > > > > > > > > Sunset Caiman: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > > Pantanal/Pantanal-20160817-10441.jpg.html > > > > > > > > To Catch A Fish: > > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Brazil/ > > > Pantanal/Pantanal-20160818-13081.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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >