Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jayanand, The thought of just being in an open jeep only a 70mm lens distance away from a wild tiger fills me with apprehension. I think I'll stick to domestic cat photos, and just admire your bravery from afar. Douglas On 08/11/2017 17:43, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > Douglas, > Thanks for looking. That cub must be 16-17 months old - they can leave > their mother any time after they are 20 months old, so they are really > juveniles, I suppose. In fact we actually travel only on an open jeep, with > no sides and roof, like these: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/People/parks/Ranthambhore_20120406_1296.jpg.html > > As I keep saying, big cats are far more trustworthy and dependable in their > behaviour patterns than humans, so we should really be careful only when we > are in the urban jungle! > > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 6:02 PM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> Some really great shots, Jayanand. I like all of them, but really do like >> the shot of the cub (that's a bloody big cub!) in the waterhole. You >> really >> do get close and personally I don't how you do it without an armoured car! >> The cormorant and frog shot is a great moment too. >> Douglas >> >> >> On 07/11/2017 07:38, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >