Category: Tiger
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Tigers in India
Those who follow me more or less (my family, probably) know that I I’m back from a photo safari in India. But they were also hiding their impatience behind the thin veil of their polite interest: I had announced a hunt for wild tigers. So, here is a tiger for the most impatient ones. Oh…
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The future of Natal/Kinect
You know! Kinect is the new name of the Microsoft technology that allows you to completely forget about keyboard, joysticks, game pads and all that. You move in front of the camera and the stuff does its stuff. Previously, it was known as Project Natal. Today, I found this great cartoon from Ctrl+Alt+Del by Tim…
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Nepal with Amawanda – Nepalese dragonfly
Back from a few days of photo trip to Nepal, I feel it is time to share with you some of this astonishing experience organized by Amawanda and guided by Alain Pons. I am more or less a wildlife photographer attracted to the African wide-open spaces. But I had been attracted mostly by the presence…
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Why did my colleagues help me?
I am leaving France for a photo trip to Nepal. Why did my colleagues pay a part of that trip?
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Bought a new lens converter
I’m just out of eBay where I bought a second-hand Minolta 1.4x lens converter to extend a little my tele-lenses when I put them on my Sony Alpha 700 and the old faithful Konica-Minolta Dynax Maxxum 7D. I think it is going to support me when I go to Nepal (Bardia National Park) in next…
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Big cat photos (James Pan)
A few top-quality images taken by James Pan. Felines, lovely big cats and other animals shot in perfect portraits.
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New census sees half the tigers
According to NewScientist, despite the difficulty in counting the big cats, experts estimated that there were more than 3500 tigers in India in 2001 and 2002. Unfortunately, the latest figures are pointing at a figure nearer to 1300-1500. The size of the populations in large parks seems to be still enough to ensure the survival…
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Two tigers. Two brothers?
Two tigers, actually brothers, bron together on 31st May 2007 in Tianjin zoo, China. But they don’t have the same color. Source: Daily Mail.
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84 births: The Siberian Tiger mothers are feeling good
A North China breeding center has announced that they already had 84 births this year. The Amur Tigers or Siberian Tiger, or Machurian Tiger are the largest living big cats with more than 600 pounds for an adult. They intend to breed some of them in order to prepare them for a future life in…