Spotting The Spotted II ( Snow Leopard, Master of Camouflage)

[Sucheth Lingachar]

Photographed at Hemis National Park, Ladakh( Rumbak Valley )

Initially when we reached the place, it was sleeping in this spot and i couldn't make out weather it is there are not only after seeing through the Spotter i could make out clearly the Sleeping Snow Leopard.Then i Focused my cam and sat in one place waiting for the movement.

Nikon D7100, Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 300mm f/4D IF-ED + AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E II/14E
F/5.6, 1/640s, ISO 500. With Tripod. camouflage

[Shyamala Kumar]

No wonder it is called the Ghost cat!.It is indeed virtually impossible to spot it in this terrain.That you were able to do so is indeed a miracle. It seems to be keeping an eye on you too!Thanks for sharing.

[Rajan Kanagasabai]

Whoa, it took me a while to get a hang of this. Amazing you were able to track it and focus on it. Great effort.

Thanks for sharing

Rajan

[Saktipada Panigrahi]

Great spotting. Is it the image of the Second Snow Leopard? Thanks for sharing.SaktiWild

[Sucheth Lingachar]

Thank you Rajan and Saktipada Ji.....

Sakti Ji : This is the same Leopard Which i have posted earlier..

[Sabyasachi Patra]

My first reaction was to ask where is it? :) Great to see this. Just to give a context, Steve Winter did a feature for National Geographic and won the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year award for his image of snow leopard captured through a camera trap. However, he couldn't see it through his own eyes in flesh and blood. You guys have seen it, so count your blessings. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Murugan Anantharaman]

Brilliant Sucheth. I have spent my 2 hours in office post lunch commenting on posts (I love to comment on the beauty of every post :), pardon me for over indulgence) and this is one picture which has made me lose words to type. No words can ever reciprocate your feelings. Great sighting. Thanks for sharing.

[Sucheth Lingachar]

Thank you so much Sabyasachi patra and Murugan for your appreciation and comments. Very Kind....