You don't need a fancy DSLR to get a rare shot in difficult conditions.

On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 22:47:43 +0100, Alfred Molon
wrote:

In article , Eric Stevens
says...
She set off with the Canon G12. Literally on the way to the airport we
stopped so she could buy a new iPad. It was only when she got to India
that she realised that she had forgotten to buy an adaptor to enable
the card from the G12 to be downloaded to the iPad. So all the
photographs I have been seeing todate are iPad only. I will have to
wait until she gets home before I find out what she has caught with
the G12.

She could have bought a 64GB card or an adapter cable in India.

Not where she was going. You tend not to find card adaptors and snow
leopards in the same store. :-)
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Fri, 25 Mar 2016 22:50:54 +0100, Alfred Molon
wrote:

In article , Eric Stevens
says...
I've just found out how my wife managed to get those shots with an
iPad. Someone had a viewing scope on a tripod and she took photographs
through that. Several people followed her example but unsurprisingly
those with DSLRs had little success.

My goodness. And I have been wondering all the time how she managed to
get within 3-4 metres of a snow leopard.

Me too! :-)
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

Eric Stevens:
First, a well camouflaged pussy...

Second, a blurry pussy....

Davoud:
Not suggesting that you are, or should be, writing for American
readers, but if you deign to consider your American friends you ought
to consider using the word "pussycat" rather than "pussy."

Eric Stevens:
You think I made an ass of myself?

Not at all. Not an ass or a pussy.

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On Sat, 26 Mar 2016 13:45:23 -0400, Davoud wrote:

Eric Stevens:
First, a well camouflaged pussy...

Second, a blurry pussy....

Davoud:
Not suggesting that you are, or should be, writing for American
readers, but if you deign to consider your American friends you ought
to consider using the word "pussycat" rather than "pussy."

Eric Stevens:
You think I made an ass of myself?

Not at all. Not an ass or a pussy.

Hippogryph perhaps? :-)
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

On 3/25/2016 5:13 PM, RichA wrote:
On Friday, 25 March 2016 04:14:07 UTC-4, Eric Stevens wrote:
I've told you my wife is in the foothills of the Himalayas trying to
catch up with a Snow Leopard.

She has just emailed back the following iPad images from the site:

First, a well camouflaged pussy
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...SizeRender.jpg

Second, a blurry pussy, but I hope to be able to fix that.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/IMG_0224.JPG

I thought these things were hard to catch up with but she seems to
have got somewhat close.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens

Documentary photos meant for nothing other than saying, "I did see it" can be served by almost any photographic device.


And, your point is.....

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PeterN

On 3/25/2016 1:36 PM, Alfred Molon wrote:
In article , PeterN says...
And maybe not. Perhaps she might not have been able to carry the setup
you suggest, unless she had a personal Sherpa.

A small DSLR or a micro 4/3 camera is not that heavy.



Muttering something about straws and camels.

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PeterN

On 3/25/2016 1:54 PM, Savageduck wrote:
On Mar 25, 2016, Alfred Molon wrote
(in om):

In , PeterN says...
And maybe not. Perhaps she might not have been able to carry the setup
you suggest, unless she had a personal Sherpa.

A small DSLR or a micro 4/3 camera is not that heavy.

I believe that Eric has/had at least one adequate compact camera which would
also have served well on his wife’s trip (he used it in Denmark). It would
have been easier to handle than the iPad for that type of shot. However,
since it was her trip, she had to make the decisions regarding what to pack,
or not pack. I suspect that photography was not the primary purpose of her
trip, and the snow leopard was a fortuitous subject.



IIRC seeing the critter in its natural habitat was the purpose for the
trip. The capture is proof of mission accomplished.

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PeterN

On 3/25/2016 3:03 PM, Sandman wrote:
In article , nospam wrote:

In article
,

Eric Stevens:
I've told you my wife is in the foothills of the Himalayas
trying to catch up with a Snow Leopard.

She has just emailed back the following iPad images from the
site:

First, a well camouflaged pussy
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...SizeRender.jpg

Second, a blurry pussy, but I hope to be able to fix that.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/IMG_0224.JPG

I thought these things were hard to catch up with but she
seems to have got somewhat close.

Sandman:
Yeah, so the subject is technically true, of course.
But I think we can all agree that those photos are crap, and
won't end up framed on any mantelpiece anytime soon. Had she
had a good SLR with a goo glass, they would have been quite
good photos, in focus and correct color saturation.

PeterN:
And maybe not. Perhaps she might not have been able to carry the
setup you suggest, unless she had a personal Sherpa.

Sandman:
Not everyone is as weak as you seem to be, Peter.

it's not a question of strength.

Things that require Peter to hire Sherpas is not a question of strength? So
what do they use? Mild language? Their dancing skills? The longing of their
long-lost love? You are as usual just posting to hear the sound of your
keyboard.


Your weak and snarky attempt at baiting has failed.

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PeterN

On 3/25/2016 4:40 PM, Eric Stevens wrote:
On 25 Mar 2016 09:45:47 GMT, Sandman wrote:

In article , Eric Stevens wrote:

I've told you my wife is in the foothills of the Himalayas trying to
catch up with a Snow Leopard.

She has just emailed back the following iPad images from the site:

First, a well camouflaged pussy
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...SizeRender.jpg

Second, a blurry pussy, but I hope to be able to fix that.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/IMG_0224.JPG

I thought these things were hard to catch up with but she seems to
have got somewhat close.

Yeah, so the subject is technically true, of course. But I think we can all
agree that those photos are crap, and won't end up framed on any mantelpiece
anytime soon. Had she had a good SLR with a goo glass, they would have been
quite good photos, in focus and correct color saturation.

Of course, without the iPad, she would have had nothing I presume, so it's
technically true and might serve as just a shot for personal memorabilia, sort
of.

I agree that technically the photographs are crap but, from all
accounts, just seeing a snow leopard is rare, let alone being able to
take a photograph of it.

Some time ago I read an article in which a professional photographer
seet out to photograph a snow leopard. He had cameras and long focus
primes, tripods and all kinds of other gear, along with several
porters to carry it. After several days he got one photograph no
better than the ones my wife took.

I've just found out how my wife managed to get those shots with an
iPad. Someone had a viewing scope on a tripod and she took photographs
through that. Several people followed her example but unsurprisingly
those with DSLRs had little success.


Stop annoying some here with the facts.
Sounds as if you wife is having a neat time. I hope shae can do it for
many more years.



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PeterN

On 3/25/2016 4:41 PM, Eric Stevens wrote:
On 25 Mar 2016 17:29:30 GMT, Sandman wrote:

In article , PeterN wrote:

Eric Stevens:
I've told you my wife is in the foothills of the Himalayas
trying to catch up with a Snow Leopard.

She has just emailed back the following iPad images from the
site:

First, a well camouflaged pussy
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...SizeRender.jpg

Second, a blurry pussy, but I hope to be able to fix that.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/IMG_0224.JPG

I thought these things were hard to catch up with but she seems
to have got somewhat close.

Sandman:
Yeah, so the subject is technically true, of course. But I think
we can all agree that those photos are crap, and won't end up
framed on any mantelpiece anytime soon. Had she had a good SLR
with a goo glass, they would have been quite good photos, in focus
and correct color saturation.

And maybe not. Perhaps she might not have been able to carry the
setup you suggest, unless she had a personal Sherpa.

Not everyone is as weak as you seem to be, Peter.

Don't forget the altitude. I think they were at 14,000 ft or higher.


He is just trolling again.

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PeterN