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Sascha Fonseca's Image
Against a backdrop of the spectacular mountains of Ladakh in northern India, a snow leopard has been caught in a perfect pose by Sascha’s carefully positioned camera trap.
Thick snow blankets the ground, but the big cat’s dense coat and furry footpads keep it warm. Sascha captured this image during a three-year bait-free camera-trap project high up in the Indian Himalayas. He has always been fascinated by snow leopards, not only because of their incredible stealth but also because of their remote environment, making them one of the most difficult large cats to photograph in the wild.
Behind the lens
Sascha Fonseca
Germany
Image details
- Canon EOS 5DS
- 24mm f2.8 lens
- 1/200 sec at f8 • ISO 400 • Nikon SB28 flash • Camtraptions PIR sensor & wireless triggers
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