Thirsty Snow Leopard.

[moonstomp]

July 21, 2011 at 12:52 pm

A shot of a thirsty Snow Leopard at Dublin Zoo.

[miki g]

July 21, 2011 at 1:52 pm

Nice shot with lovely warm tones.

[Noely F]

July 21, 2011 at 3:11 pm

Nice comp and tones, very natural image :wink:

[shutterbug]

July 21, 2011 at 7:10 pm

Lovely shot, they are usually way up the back of the enclosure so lucky to
have caught it near the front!

[moonstomp]

July 21, 2011 at 7:22 pm

shutterbug wrote:

Lovely shot, they are usually way up the back of the enclosure so lucky to
have caught it near the front!

Thanks everyone for the comments !

S(h)e was about 30 feet away – so I had to use the long end of my 50-200 zoom to zone in.
Pretty pleased to have got such a sharp shot – considering it was hand held and I was shooting through the (less than clean) glass. Not to mention the dozen or so kids that were jostling to get a look at the same time. :D

[shutterbug]

July 21, 2011 at 8:26 pm

moonstomp wrote:

Not to mention the dozen or so kids that were jostling to get a look at the same time. :D

I know I dont know why they let kids in there :lol:

[Sodafarl]

July 21, 2011 at 8:41 pm

George
Have to agree with the rest a lovely shot under the conditions the kids should be behind glass. :D

Soda

[Dayglo]

July 22, 2011 at 8:17 am

Hey teacher…leave those kids alone! :lol:

Mind you….
Isn’t being in the zoo a brilliant place for a child?? Didn’t we all remember our first visit to the zoo?? :D
Heres’ a thought….inside the soul of every little one who jostles to see that snow leopard…is the potential for the next Andy Rouse……or for the last protection that the snow leopard may have left… :)

ps. The Snow Leopard Rocks!! A beautiful animal. Lovely shot Moonstomp..