Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/11/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fantastic set Jayanand, a lot of them are outstanding! Cheers Lluis > El 7 nov 2017, a les 8:38, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com> va > escriure: > > I have just come back from Ranthambhore, visiting after a period of over 4 > years. Many of the tigers and tigresses of the tourist zone have given way > to their children, and I was looking forward to seeing the new crop, many > of whom I had photographed as cubs. The park has also started a full day > pass system, which entitles you to stay inside from dawn to dusk, but more > importantly, it is also zone free, meaning that a holder can wander > anywhere in the tourist zone, effectively weaning the holder from the > vagaries and pressures of both time and geography! > > They have had an awful monsoon this year, and the Dhonk Forest is already > drying out appreciably, and the lakes are only half full. Next March-April > should be a great time to go there for photography! > > I start with a photograph I like a lot, of one of Noor's (T39) current crop > of three female 16 yo cubs enjoying the water after an invigorating meal of > Sambhar deer. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171103-1890.jpg.html > > Next are a few photographs of Arrowhead, the current "Queen of the Lakes", > the dominant female of a large part of the Tourist Zone, collated over two > separate sightings on the same day: > > Arrowhead: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1043.jpg.html > > Waking Up: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-134.jpg.html > > Strider: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-201.jpg.html > > Monarch: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-736.jpg.html > > Eye Contact 1: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-789.jpg.html > > Eye Contact 2: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1021.jpg.html > > Environmental Portrait: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1098.jpg.html > > This row of Hanuman Langurs caught my eye as I was leaving the park: > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-1121.jpg.html > > Lastly, a few birds: > > Juvenile Crested Serpent Eagle: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-019.jpg.html > > Indian Cormorant, with lunch: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171101-045.jpg.html > > Black-winged Stilt: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Ranthambhore_001/RNP/Ranthambhore-20171103-2234.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