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This is a link post Cart Survival Trust - Part 2 I made this!
I had a chance encounter with a mate at work on Friday who does a feature on the Steve Allen show on the radio about gadgets; and the long and short of it was we all ended up being driven by Steve in his Bentley up to meet Terry at the Cat Survival Trust to be given a tour of his sanctuary. On route we picked up God save the queen, and had a thoroughly excellent afternoon out. Some of the cats you see would have been destroyed if Terry hadn't stepped in and offered them sanctuary; he is a most excellent geezer.

I was armed with a Canon 5D2, Canon 40D, 85mm f/1.2, 135mm f/2.0, 70-200 f/2.8L IS, and 24-105mm f/4 L IS; the results of which were wonderful and will be forwarded to Terry to use as he sees fit; but completely lost in this video.

Steve Allen will undoubtably mutter something about today on his show tomorrow, given the gadget guru (Darren, the mate) I've just noticed is on: www.steveallenshow.com/

Anyway, enjoy, four minutes of feline fluff! :)

Edit: Darren's quick effort: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B2ecRqf1gk
Edit2http://www.flickr.com/photos/gstq/sets/72157615582637529
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 20:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post Why dont i get chance encounters like that at work? :(
Wonderful stuff. That gets a very envious click. :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Lanc Weekend Trailer Park Supervisor, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 20:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post marvelous


cheers fella.

i was armed with a point in the general direction of the subject press the button and prey fuji finepix S5600 with a couple of filters that do stuff on it.
 (I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:00, , Reply)
This is a normal post Ah, that's really nice
*sends to mum*

You had a chance to do anything with those videos yet?
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:04, , Reply)
This is a normal post working on it
not very good, some nice stuff but overall...
one disc is being a git and i'm converting the other to .avi so i can edit it, can't do it in .vob format as i don't have the software. conversion is taking bloody ages but i've got to shed the 10 mins where i forgot to turn the camera off and got some great footage of grass, also you lot talked constantly and drowned out the cats.
 (I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:10, , Reply)
This is a normal post Hahahahah
We were interested in what Terry was saying! ;)
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:20, , Reply)
This is a normal post very Q&D clipette
www.flickr.com/photos/gstq/sets/72157615232062039/
 (I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sun 15 Mar 2009, 11:52, , Reply)
This is a normal post big kitty
looks happy there... :P

beautiful pictures, very clear quality!

you are very lucky to have met something as stunning as that (i meant the big cat, not the person)
 (I helped save b3ta! Captain Pilchard The king of B-movies!, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:22, , Reply)
This is a normal post :(

(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:36, , Reply)
This is a normal post oh ok then
you too!

sends manly hug
 (I helped save b3ta! Captain Pilchard The king of B-movies!, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post :)

(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post Thats happyness right there,,,

(I helped save b3ta! Jorvic, Sun 15 Mar 2009, 2:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post Yeah, nice cat
You just wait until it bites you FUCKING HEAD OFF!!!!!!!1!!111

A dog would never do that, etc, etc
 (I helped save b3ta! Darklord, Sun 15 Mar 2009, 9:31, , Reply)
This is a normal post Lovely, lovely pics old chap ...
Aside from the snow leopards, were the brown ones cougars / pumas ? (they were a lovely darker brown)

*clicks*
 (mrmatt is staging a 'dirty protest' on, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:02, , Reply)
This is a normal post indeed they were
they are gorgeous, also got a couple of amur leopards in there, not something you're likely to see often and a very rare european linx or two.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amur_Leopard
 (I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:06, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^this
34 left in the wild, and only 800 of the snow leopard cubs left in the wild; things have probably gone beyond being a bit critical, unless people like Terry and zoos world wide can pull it off with breeding programs. We've done it before to save a species from the night, so it can be done!
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:18, , Reply)
This is a normal post I'm going to try to get down to the site while
my missus is off at the end of the Easter term to see if I can lend a hand (or at least donate a bit of my redundancy pay)

For those interested, here's the website of the Cat Survival Trust charity:

www.catsurvivaltrust.org/

Edit: their website needs a bit of TLC to bring it up to scratch - any web developers out there willing to spruce it up a bit ?
 (mrmatt is staging a 'dirty protest' on, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:43, , Reply)
This is a normal post You utter gem
Their website does need a spring clean by some of you talented people; Terry's got loads of high res full on pictures he can play with now, but being an old school zoologist I doubt knows how to; so if any of you guys want to lend the guy and his people a hand, please do so. They are not technically a zoo, and some of his staff live in caravans, such is their commitment.

mrmatt: phone in advance, do mention my real name if you want to as reference; James in the library at ZSL, and be blown away at the obvious affection Terry displays for these wonderful animals when he shows them to you; like you he is an absolute gem :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:57, , Reply)
This is a normal post Cheers buddy :)
I doubt that my pics, if I go there, will be up to your standard but I'll do my best :D
 (mrmatt is staging a 'dirty protest' on, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 22:05, , Reply)
This is a normal post ^^^all of this

(I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sun 15 Mar 2009, 9:56, , Reply)
This is a normal post Great for all concerned all the way around !

(I helped save b3ta! Valin I changed glasses while I wasn't looking, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post Awesome
and I was amused by your typo as well ;)
 (I helped save b3ta! The Coast Of Yemen, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 21:54, , Reply)
This is a normal post you have too much camera stuffs
I particularly covets the 85/1.2
 (I helped save b3ta! custard, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 23:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post It is a Death Star of a lens
the depth of field you can get is bonkers :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sat 14 Mar 2009, 23:48, , Reply)
This is a normal post cart survival?

(I helped save b3ta! Paster of Muppets is an incredible screen name, Sun 15 Mar 2009, 2:32, , Reply)
This is a normal post I wish i could finda job involved there
sadly Aberystwyth has fuck all jobs, and I'm not looking for them yet...
 (I helped save b3ta! Jorvic, Sun 15 Mar 2009, 2:59, , Reply)
This is a normal post wonderful, wonderful stuff.
so nice to see b3tans in the wild.

What magnificent creatures those snow leopards are!
 (I helped save b3ta! enceladus, Sun 15 Mar 2009, 12:27, , Reply)