Photographing Snow Leopards & Landscapes in Mongolia
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
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The 2nd snow leopard image where it was looking back over its shoulder towards the camera, and the pano from the camp. Simply spectacular.
Thanks a lot. I was happy with both of those 👍
What a fantastic experience!! To see and photograph a snow leopard in its natural habitat is such a priceless gift. What a great memory for you!! Thank you for sharing it with us!
Couldn't agree more, it was incredible.
I just LOVE the superficially “simple and minimalistic” images that have so many layers of natural beauty once one spends more than a second to appreciate and take it all in!
Couldn't agree more!
Snow leopards are beautiful animals. To see one in it's natural habitat and get some photos and footage is an amazing privilege for you.
I appreciate that so much more work went into this video than I can realistically imagine. I would like to extend a heartfelt thank-you to you, Thomas, for your dedication to your craft. Your hours of toil, distilled into videos like these, are really a treat to us who watch you and wish we could get out and pursue our photographic passions with as much opportunity, zeal, and expertise as yourself. I can't help but model my aspirations for my future and continued photographic career after your example. Please do not stop.
Thank you Tom - so grateful that you take us on trips like this, something that never in my wildest dreams I could do personally. And that Snow Leopard - just magnificent!
I'm happy for you Thomas. I was born not far from Mongolia and I had the same feeling when I was in your neck of the woods in Snowdonia.
This is the most incredible location. You are setting the bar high with this one. 👏👏👏
Who needs a snow leopard when you have an environment like that! Those images you captured are just stunning.
From Spain to Mongolia, what a life. Congrats Tom, you are living the dream. I think those abstract landscapes look dreamy and very commercially appealing for super large prints in high end interior decor.
Great work showing that there’s good images possible in the middle of the day. Those leopard photos are powerful
That first bit of the snow leopard was amazing to see! Poor farmer fed that cat well haha. That was one fat cat 😂
That superb first Snow Leopard 🐆 image made the pastel colours of the landscape shots pale into insignificance.
First day, first sight.... how lucky are you? Congratulations.
Very, as we found out 🙂
Love, love, love it. What a great place to visit and fantastic experience with the Snow Leopard, soooo jealous!
My wife Dominique thought I was watching Tottenham on TV "oh my god" "you've got to see this Dee!" .
Wow. I can only imagine that trying to put into words what you were seeing , smelling , feeling , experiencing was not easy.
Big , spectacular , empty and wild are words that come to mind but no doubt, don't do it justice.
Fantastic.
Worth the wait.
The pictures were mesmerising 👍🏾
Great Video Thomas 5:53 Fantastic Image 6:01 Brilliant composition 12:17 Great texture and layers 12:31 Fabulous Monochrome, 12:25 Love the Pink 13:39 WOW!!! what an image, 17:35, love the colour progression! 17:38 quite mystic 18:11 there's nothing like a panorama! Thanks for sharing
Did anybody tell you before the Iceland wildlife shoot that rare animal siting shoots are one of the most "endorphin producing" experiences you will ever encounter... aka.. addicting!!! Now here you are, landscape photographer, going for it full throttle in Mongolia of all places... I would expect you, definitely, have no regrets about your expanded repertoire. Go for it!!! We all certainly enjoy living your experiences through your personal lens! Cheers!!!
Thanks for the Journey Thomas, stunning in every way.
Went there in '91, we went deep into the back country on horses from our camp. I still talk about the trip to this day.
Stellar work. And no mention of presets, no sensationalist statements and, most importantly, 100% authentic. Just taking us along for the journey and probably working your arse off doing so, because handling all that is...problematic. Hope you had a great time and looking forward to any adventures, far away or within a day's driving distance!
I flew over Mongolia several years ago and from the window at 36k feet it looked spectacular. Would love to visit there one day. Thanks for taking us on this journey Thomas.
What a fabulous opportunity to capture such a rare animal, and stunning landscapes.
I am in love with the pink landscape at 13:39 the same you had in your newsletter. I call dibs on the first edition if it ever goes to print. Thank you for taking us with you on your journey!
What beautiful creatures they are! I remember watching a BTS mini documentary for BBC's Planet Earth, in which a guy was living in a tiny hut for several weeks, just waiting for a snow leopard to appear so he could get the shot. You're very lucky to have seen one so quickly! I just realised that I'm now 24 videos behind current, having got out of the habit of RUclips for a few months - but I look forward to catching up with your latest escapades! :)
This landscape it reminds me of Nevada, especially the road from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. :) Very beautiful!
I love the nature and the natural beauty of my country
Just one word needed, "STUNNING" thankyou Tom.
every bit of this video is stunning.
Great footage. Lots of afforts behind. Your excitement and enthusiasm is a great inspiration power to me Thomas. Thanks for sharing such great moments.
Thomas, I'm only six minutes into this video and it's already been epic. Such an adventure!! Can't wait to finish the video. I'm going to watch it slowly and savor every moment! Thanks so much for taking us along.
Unreal dude. Unreal. This is why we do this 📷 Amazing.
Wonderful video, and wonderful images - thank you Thomas
loved the pano at 18:15. Superb!
Worth the wait, Tom! (They always are!!)
Absolutely mesmerizing and stunning scenery!!!!
I watched your first videos, I got your first calendar, read your ebook, to see this and your trip to Svalbard gives me great joy, I don’t think you thought it would lead to this, and good for you mate, you deserve it all and more.
Wow, wow, wow!!!!!!!! Those landscape images are beyond words really. And that shot of the snow leopard looking back over its shoulder. Stunning moment to have started off time there. Thomas that was definitely worth the wait, and I can so appreciate why you wanted to get to the editing right!
Certainly worth the wait. Thanks Tom
must have felt so fulfilling making those squares, great photography-joy. ah what perfection. absolute perfection. that last image of the snow leopard- so moving. wouldn't have left, had i done such a trip! not only an introverts dream, all that vast space but ah been in love with all things Mongol for a lifetime, would have wished they would adopt me as one of their own! love the way they sound when they speak and their values and well everything. Mongol, the film made in 2007 by Bodrov was an obsession too, all those lovely stills and epic-ness. ☺thank you so much, once again, Thomas. One day I'll have alll your books and many prints, to repay you. ☺
(oh woops, 2008).
Absolutely Wonderful for you and us..........
,,,,,,,, What a Gorgeous moment... Tks Thomas.
George.
If/when you come to Kazakhstan, you will be amazed of stunning nature, rare animals and hospitable people. 😊
Poor kazakhstan!
Never did you think you’d get so lucky before even reaching camp I bet ! This was fab and it seems you’re a painter now too :-) stunning shots Pal
I remember seeing Mongolia through the Long Way Round TV series by Ewan McGregor and thinking to myself, Why don't more people travel to this beautiful place?
And now, seeing your amazing film about the place, I am truly in awe of the beauty of Mongolia. What an amazing land it is.
Man I was born and raised there. I've been away from home for a while. Thanks for this video😢
What and amazing experience this is, and what a truly beautiful animal the Snow Leopard is. They certainly do know how to blend into their environment.
Snow leopard photos it's all right, but the favorite photos for me is landscape. What a view !!! that's why Mongolia is my dream country to visit. Thank you Thomas for video !!!
looks like another planet awesome.
Congrats, Tom! What an awesome trip and adventure.
That was absolutely worth the wait. Wonderful!
One word - INSANE
Thanks for the great video Thomas. You’re so lucky to have had the opportunity to see a snow leopard in the wild. Thank you for sharing those amazing images with us. The landscape there looks so amazing. I Look forward to the next instalment. 😎
Hello Thomas, I've just discovered your channel in youtube, awesome images of a snow leopard, as a photo fanatic and a biologist, really stunned ! my deepest congrats!! Go on!!
Thomas, I am so glad that you had a chance to make this trip and to take us along. It was good that you got some magnificent shots of the snow leopard on the first day. The pressure was off. Now you could shoot anything you wanted to without feeling guilty and possibly get even more snow leopard shots later. The landscape pictures were otherworldly. Beautiful beyond words. I also appreciated the shots around camp and inside the yurt. The food made me hungry just looking at the pictures. What a wonderful adventure. I'm looking forward to the next installment.
Thanks a lot for your comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. More to come 👍
All I can think of to say is thank you so much for sharing the excitement of this trip with us and showing us those incredible images.
That scene from Secret Life of Walter Mitty comes to mind. Absolutely beautiful animals and landscapes. Incredible!!!
As always excellent video and incredible imagery. Mongolia and Afghanistan are incredible countries, and you’ve captured Mongolia so well. Very happy for you as well capturing that snow leopard👌🏻
Worth the wait... Fantastic images.
Some of the best images and videography I have ever seen. The images of that vast landscape give me goosebumps, the wilds and barrenness of the place stirs up a strange feeling of hopeless expanse akin to the worlds that so many great fantasy novels describe.
Cute kitty! Looks like they need a hug. If I ever see a mountain lion, just know that my last words will be "here kitty kitty..."
Same
The Snow Leopard was beautiful!!! Oh goodness me what landscapes!!!! Those images are incredible!!! Cannot wait to see more!
Thank you! You are so engaging, and do an amazing job talking to the camera, and making us feel like we are right there beside you !
Thanks for taking us along with your journey Thomas!
Well worth the wait. Amazing 😮
Love it when you handed that long lens to the guide at the start of your encounter, that the guide closed one eye to look through the lens! What a wonderful moment 😅
Haha, I never noticed this. He was a top guy.
I noticed it too and thought, oh he's on a photo tour or similar. Otherwise Thomas wouldn't have trusted him with the lens that casually.
Every time there is anything about Mongolia it always looks amazing. I don't know if you have seen the Grand Tour Mongolia special but the area those 3 fools were in was stunning.
About 10 years ago hiking literally right on the Mongolian-Russian border I saw their tracks in the snow, unexpected and welcome. I have a Mongolian friend who was raised in the same general area, the Alti. One day he was walking along leading his horse and came face to face with one. It just flicked its tail and walked off 🤷♂️. I’d love to see one. Perhaps I should make an effort this summer when I’m in Mongolia again.
Such a great experience. It is amazing how animals blend in with the landscape and the Snow Leopard is no different. What a beautiful cat. Great images. You will remember this trip for a very very long time. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I hope you had a great time, you are getting to experience something that most of us nature photographers would give up a body part to be able to see even once in a lifetime. I'm sure you'll make the most of it.
Beautiful work Thomas
Phenomenal scenery on top of seeing a snow leopard in the wild. Not sure if any pallas’s cats were seen. They are smaller than the snow leopards but are said to roam in Central Asia.
Love following you on this adventure!
Love the image at 12:18. Glad you found a Snow leopard . What an opportunity!
Absolutely amazing. Your best video ever. Landscape incredible but that snow leopard and the way it moves sublime. Definitely a video for multiple repeat watches.
Those long landscape shots are absolutely amazing. Very envious that you had this opportunity.
Fantastic and exciting to see this video, beauitiful light and textures 🙂 Extra fun for me, since I have seen a lot from Mongolia before, since my employers have previously been missionaries in Mongolia. Right now at the end of January, they are visiting their slipper factory. Which creates jobs for them in Mongoila, a poor country, and produces high-quality slippers for cold feets all over our country, here in Norway. Their long tradition with wool makes them skilled.
Crazy how much of the same gear we have! DJI mics, kase filters, ifootage tripod , Nikon z camera and lenses and it looks like a Shimoda backback. Great stuff! I was in Mongolia this summer and took some great shots in the Gobi. I'd love to spend a winter there shooting snow leopards. Awesome video!
Have at it bud, this is one journey I'm not keen to take but may end up there one day.
Being able to capture a snow leopard on your first day is crazy! Amazing colours and fantastic shots as always. Thanks for sharing this experience with us!
Man O man did your excitement come through! What an opening! A dinky di Snow Leopard, congratulations Thomas. The lunch time panos were to die for, surely some of your best.
Spectacular images, Thomas! So lucky to see and photograph a Snow Leopard! Very grateful you’re taking us on this wonderful journey of yours. Look forward to seeing more!
Wow! Your Peter Matthiessen moment... truly a once in a lifetime experience.
Pictures of animals are all well and good but I'm never going to put one on my wall. But those landscape shots at sunrise and the pano, those were well worth waiting for. Absolutely lovely.
Fantastic video and images Tom, stunning 😮😮😮
National Geographic would be lucky to have those images you got of the snow leopard. Fantastic!
Magnificent Thomas. This is a region where every shot could be a panorama! Can't hardly wait for your next video.
Altay is a very beautiful place, indeed. I'm glad that Thomas shared it with his audience, probably more people will visit and see those mountains. It lays across four countries - Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan and Russia. I'm glad that a good part of it is from the Russian side and I can go there any time. I've been there once, in last September, and it was so exiting, I was almost jumping on the driver seat of my car while driving through mountains because of views that opened to my sight. I will definitely return to this region. A great place from whatever country of the four you approach it.
I love photography ❤
I'm from Yukon, Canada. Close range observation of large mammals is pretty common. Immense unpopulated landscapes are a norm that people travel the globe to witness.
But that first leopard clip .... Wow! What a beautiful creature. Wolves, cougars and grizzly are plain in comparison. I never envy others' good fortune but I do applaud it. Thanks for sharing.
..only end of January and already the best YT-video of the year! Thanks for sharing this amazing adventure! Can't wait for next episode.
nice wellingtons..great video
Thanks for the video, Thomas! Wonderful photos of the snoleopard and the landscapes! Can't wait for next video!
Cheers for sharing, matey.
Definitely the most eagerly anticipated video for me so far this year! What an amazing place! So barren, but with stunning beauty all around. The images you have shared are beautiful.
I'm now eagerly waiting for your next instalment!!
Hey Thomas, I was anticipating this vlog and you did not disappoint; your shots are BEAUTIFUL! From the wonderfully captured snow leopard shots, to the colored morning landscape pics, that seriously striking black and white shot, to those gorgeous abstract paint brush looking pictures, they are all such strong images. Including your previous awesome pier water shots, you with your Z8 are starting the year with spectacular compositions! I look forward to your next video. Thanks for taking us along on this interesting excursion.
I like the shots with the pocket 3. The tracking seems pretty great.
Amazing. I love the Pocket. When you first put on the 800 and then moved past the camera and it followed you I thought you had a cameraman.
Beautiful landscape, indeed like paintings and great to capture the snow leopard
Loved that B&W shot of the mountains. Stunning
Superb stuff, loved the story so far and the landscape beautifully handled. Texture, pastels, and so very painted light. Stunning
Outstanding Thomas! Thanks for taking us along!
Incredible