Elusive Wild Virgina Snow Leopard

[Braineack]

Wild Virgina Snow Leopard by The Braineack, on Flickr

 

[Derrel]

Such a regal creature!

 

[oldhippy]

Your getting the" that look" from the cat. Nice shot

 

[Braineack]

If you view the full size, you can see why you need to turn off VR when shooting fast.

I shot this at 1/800 to darken the BG while shooting f/3.2 because I wanted bokeh snow balls and a blurred bg. I used my 150watt/sec Impact strobe with a 7" reflector, at half power, for fill 622TX in "supersync" mode.

 

[sm4him]

That is one adorably ferocious leopard!

 

[Hunter58]

I hope you got that shot from the safety of your vehicle.

I like the falling snow, nice job.

 

[FITBMX]

Watch out he's looking to make a kill!

 

[Rick50]

He sure has that look. I don't think he is grinning either.

 

[snowbear154 84]

"When my feet thaw out you are gonna get it"

 

[tirediron]

"When my feet thaw out you are gonna get it"

Nah... "Don't blame me if there's half a mouse in your slipper tomorrow morning!"

 

[JoeW8 1]

Wild Virgina Snow Leopard by The Braineack, on Flickr

How did you survive an encounter with such a verocious predator? Did you have a shooting assistant that you sacrificed so you could make your getaway and share your results with us? Or were you shooting inside a protective cage? Those eyes say to me "I see lunch!"

 

[Braineack]

If you don't run, they don't think you're food.

 

[snowbear154 84]

You only need to run faster than your (hunting or photography) partner.

 

[Braineack]

true.

spotted another:


Belle in Snow by The Braineack, on Flickr

this one looked very determined to get back to a warm cave.

 

[astroNikon]

If you don't run, they don't think you're food.

I think in this instance, s/he's thinking your dead meat anyways !!