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A Ghost Cat!
A phenomenal/rare beauty of the Khunjerab National Park, mountain range of Pakistan-well known as GHOST CAT- gives goosebumps when seen in the wild with the naked eye. An eye candy of the wilderness which can easily camouflage herself with the each blink of your eye. However, I witnessed and experienced those eye catching moments multiple times beyond my imagery.
From past five years, I and my fellow photographers visited hundreds of marked places, spent days and nights in camps in search of this gorgeous creature, fearlessly intruding into her territory and facing all the worse weather conditions only to have a single glimpse of hers.
Talking a bit about the hardships and tough routine of 'us' as wildlife photographers in order to quench ' our ' desires to capture that particular moment with the lens for the world to witness such unexplored nature.
I have always been hearing about the impossibilities of capturing snow leopard behind the lens but dedication and true passion can lead you to achieve your objectives.
Remembering my last visit going incomplete due to some domestic emergency at my hometown bringing back all of my fellows had put immense pressure on my shoulders but by the grace of Almighty Allah finally ! I was able to complete my job because of my crazy passion.
NOW !! It was the time to see our dream coming true. As we were heading to Khunjerab National Park, we encountered the GHOST CAT, there she was the irresistible beauty of the North standing right in front of us. We all witnessed the majestic mountain view with her queen gait. The ultimate moment we can never forget.
Here ! I would love to pay special thanks to my Parents and my Wife for their consistent support throughout my journey.
Last but not the least, being part of dedicated Wildlife photographers of Pakistan, I feel honored and proud.
A humble thanks to all my followers , friends and family members for not letting me feel stranded at any moment and giving me unconditional love and support.
Mr. Wasif Yaqeen, Ali javed, Tauseef Zafar and irtiza ! my dear friends I salute you all for such an amazing team effort and dedication that you guys did along. The people all around the world are waiting anxiously to see your work.
Live long Pakistan.

P.S: Stay tuned for more work, this is Wild Snow Leopard & captured in natural environment, it’s not captive. Please don’t call lolly from Naltar :D haha.

Thank you everyone.

Location: Khunjerab National Park
Date: Oct 2019
Copyrights: Awais Ali Sheikh
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
EF500mm f/4L IS II USM +1.4x III
ƒ/5.6 700.0 mm 1/1000 ISO 500

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Taken on: October 8, 2019

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Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/5.6, 1/1000 sec, 700mm, ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	700mm
ISO:	500
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
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