[Leica] Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

[rgacpa at yahoo.com (Bob Adler)]

Amazing you could even see them given their camouflage and your distance 
from 
them, Jayanand!
Love the yawn; very unique.
Best,
Bob
 Bob Adler
Palo Alto, CA
http://www.rgaphoto.com




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From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand at gmail.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Tue, December 14, 2010 8:54:23 PM
Subject: [Leica] Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

The park, on the south east coast of Sri Lanka, is arguably the best place I
have visited for seeing leopards - because they are at the top of the food
chain here, they are not very shy. They are relatively easy to see, but
again not very easy to photograph, as the vehicles cannot get close to the
trees they are usually draped on, due to the thick, scrubby vegetation, and
a very strictly enforced policy of not straying from the designated roads.
This park was used by LTTE guerrillas during the civil war, and has really
reopened in practical terms only in 2009. Some shots of a couple that were
just about close and clear enough to photograph - all the shots have been
cropped - all taken with the Nikon D300 with the 200-400 + 1.4x TC:

Sunset shots:

Grooming -
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5078-Edit.jpg.html

The Look - http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5096.jpg.html

Eye Contact -
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5118.jpg.html


Early morning, minutes after sunrise:

Yawn - http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5136.jpg.html

Curious Stare -
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Yala/_JGR5140.jpg.html

C&C, as ever, welcome

Cheers
Jayanand

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