Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Beautiful creatures, beautifully photographed. I especially liked the portrait of the mother. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 31 Jul 2017, at 21:37, Adam Bridge <abridge at mac.com> wrote: > > We encountered a family of cheetahs: three cubs and the mother. The mother > left the cubs where a small watercourse cuts through the plain. Staying > out of sight was too much for the cubs who climbed up to look for their > parent. > > Here the mother is stalking through the wind-blown grasses: > > <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/2017-Europe-Tanzania/Tanzania/On-Safari/i-kWDWHJZ/A> > > Two of the cubs seeking mom: > > <https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/2017-Europe-Tanzania/Tanzania/On-Safari/i-JVT8RmJ/A> > > The mom finally found a place and called her cubs to her - a high pitched > cry that is closer to something a bird would make than I expected from a > cat. The cubs exploded out of their hiding area and sprinted to their > mother where much rolling around, licking and good times ensued before > they all settled down. > > I think it was going to be a long day because as we swept the area with > our binoculars we didn?t see a single gazelle or antelope. > > Thanks for looking. Again, shot with Fuji X-T2 and the 100-400mm zoom. > Focusing in the tall, waving grasses was difficult! > > Adam > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information