Not my finest work but an Amur leopard in the snow none the less. This was around 4 stops under and I've done the best I can in photoshop but I'm no expert. Lots of problems with the cold affecting kit.
Posted by Andy Astbury on March 14, 2009 at 1:44 PM
Well I can see more of the beasty here than I could in last years WPOTY winner, so cold or not well done.
Shame the cam wasn't t'other side the trail - that would have been just perfect.
for even managing to find them. As it's pot luck what you get to a certain degree, any nit-picking is a bit unfair.
Even though it isn't quite rocking horse poo, I think you should still take the time to fill-in the Metadata and stick a small copyright on the front. With the rarity of the animal, you should at least make sure your shots are attributable to you if someone uses them...
Posted by jack chapman on March 14, 2009 at 5:38 PM
an amazing image purely for what it is, would love to see more of your shots of these, out of interest have you had the oppurtunity to see any in the flesh?
Rob I did manage to see this leopard in the flesh and will post some of those when I have time. I have to say I really liked Steve Winters stuff I think he's working on Tigers and would love to see if he gets wild Amur Tigers that sounds even harder than these leopards. I did see Tiger tracks but not the beast.
Posted by Peter Cairns on March 15, 2009 at 2:44 PM
Not sure what the story is behind these images Andrew but I for one, would be interested to learn more about the background.
Great work.
Pete
Posted by David Sewell on March 16, 2009 at 8:08 AM
Like Pete, I would like to know a bit more about how you came to get this. It certainly puts an hour or two in the hide at Slimbridge in the shade! Great stuff.
David
Posted by Magnus Hird on March 16, 2009 at 2:33 PM
Impressive shot on several fronts, not least of which are the rarity and conditions. Brilliant work that I'd also be interested to know more about
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10 repliesShame the cam wasn't t'other side the trail - that would have been just perfect.
Still bloody good considering there are only 40 or so left in the wild!
Was worth all those long cold nights!
Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Even though it isn't quite rocking horse poo, I think you should still take the time to fill-in the Metadata and stick a small copyright on the front. With the rarity of the animal, you should at least make sure your shots are attributable to you if someone uses them...
Rob
Charles R Kerr
Downunder
PS. we never see these critters down here though there are some who don't mix enough water with it
Great work.
Pete
Like Pete, I would like to know a bit more about how you came to get this. It certainly puts an hour or two in the hide at Slimbridge in the shade! Great stuff.
David