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This is a link post b3ta at the Trust I made this!
So what happens when five members of a 'puerile digital website,' visit the big cats at the Cat Survival Trust? Well, happy times of course! I went down there today with evil andy, godsavethequeen, HappyToast, and wheresthefish where we had the place to ourselves; no better way to meet the cats in the peace and quiet of Hertfordshire countryside.

Shot with a Canon 5D2 and an EF16-35L II.

Shot in HD btw, so enjoy it big! :)
(I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:11, Reply)
This is a normal post xx

(I helped save b3ta! Bela Lugosi's Dad, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:12, Reply)
This is a normal post FLOOF!

(I helped save b3ta! h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:19, Reply)
This is a normal post Aww, Nice Kitty!
EDIT: Will these be in the auction btw?
 (I helped save b3ta! Mr.Pickle Is not big or clever.., Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:19, Reply)
This is a normal post Sticking fingers through the cage.

(pissflaps. FSPW, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:30, Reply)
This is a normal post Highly recommended
Especially if you've been handling raw chicken.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 21:03, Reply)
This is a normal post That made me a bit nervous.

(I helped save b3ta! Pig Bodine., Sun 26 Feb 2012, 21:40, Reply)
This is a normal post Mmmm... That makes me hungry
Cheers for a fantastic day. I'm digging through the photos now and I'll chuck a link to any good ones here soon(ish).

Edit: Right then, here's a few...
www.flickr.com/photos/atwren/sets/72157629097041016/
I love the fish-eye ones. I think my wish list just got a bit longer...
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:34, Reply)
This is a normal post Nice to meet you guys
This place is extraordinary. I mean b3ta.

The amount of consistently genuinely lovely people I have met off this 'puerile digital website,' over the years is far out of proportion than I would have imagined things to be concerning the internet.

I have met people who are now very real, solid mates. And it's always lovely to introduce people to that place. A shame Terry wasn't around, but you got to meet some of the feline characters and experience how lovely they are.
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:43, Reply)
This is a normal post I second that
great to meet you and your bro, always a joy to see Mr Toast and Jahled too, the cats i can take or leave, seen one spotty cat you've seen 'em all.
 (I helped save b3ta! god save the queen making another unremarkable comeback, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:17, Reply)
This is a normal post Cheers mate, it was great to see you guys too.
And you're right about the cats. Christ some of them are grumpy sods...
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:30, Reply)
This is a normal post HEY!
Some of us B3tans are grumpy sods too.
 (I helped save b3ta! TheSundaeLunch I'm a fucking shrub, alright?, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 0:16, Reply)
This is a normal post Some cracking shots
That lens has just been discontinued btw, if you can find the Canon Fisheye EF15 2.8 BUY IT
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:39, Reply)
This is a normal post Thanks for letting me borrow it
Even if you have doomed me to one day owning one...
 (I helped save b3ta! evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:43, Reply)
This is a normal post Get it
Seriously, it is miles apart from anything similar by Sigma, Nikon or who ever. Canon's L-/4 replacement isn't making happy fans
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 0:14, Reply)
This is a normal post They're all great
but this is my favourite :)
 (I helped save b3ta! Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Mon 27 Feb 2012, 10:47, Reply)
This is a normal post I clikcked "I like this!", even though I'm in it.
I'm not sure whether that counts as voting for myself or not.


That pygmy black panther was a vicious bastard by the way. He almost had my hand off...

[edit]

First batch of photos is up: Flickr photoset. More to follow in the morning.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:48, Reply)
This is a normal post Remember me frantically calling out "Be careful" when that happened
I left that on the cutting room floor as to not tarnish our macho online identities
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:52, Reply)
This is a normal post You shouldn't have said anything =
£250 on YBF.

 (I helped save b3ta! Tab Hunter Make this useless process end and so, begin again, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:56, Reply)
This is a normal post Cheers for that
Noone needs to see me crying and soiling myself on the internet.


Unless they've paid
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 20:59, Reply)
This is a normal post Surely they get solitary as they get older?
Do they still get exposed to a lot of human interaction and if so what happens to their little brains?
 (Frozen_Banana Shaved against the grain; thoroughly unrewarding., Sun 26 Feb 2012, 21:08, Reply)
This is a normal post This is a tricky one
In the wild snow leopards are very solitary; but it's their environment that makes them so. In captivity they are much more sociable. The long term plan is to concentrate on breeding these guys and then re-introduce their decedents to a safe reservation in India where they will be free from persecution by humans or conflict with farmers; at which point their off-spring will have no human contact what so ever. Step by step though.
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 21:27, Reply)
This is a normal post Cheers for the answer!
Animal-human interaction fascinates me.
Fairly solitary creatures, like even housecats, seem fine to stay in a kitten-like social state for their entire lives with us and even things like falcons can be made sociable.

Maybe they just all want a friend, aawww. Especially the komodo dragons, komodos want friends.

Fuck your big cats, it's decided, I'm gonna breed komodos and video myself hugging them!
 (Frozen_Banana Shaved against the grain; thoroughly unrewarding., Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:05, Reply)
This is a normal post It's great to see this level of interest and support from fellow b3tans
First chance I get to head down to the CST I'll be there. Hopefully if all goes ok with days off and holidays I should be able to get to the bash. I'm not talented enough to have anything for auction unfortunately unless they invent the Harry potter style movie photographs before then. ;)
 (I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 21:27, Reply)
This is a normal post Be great if you could make it for the bash
and also would be lovely to show you around the CST when you can. We've almost finished building the new cat house at which point things should really take off.
 (I helped save b3ta! Jahled Three shades of black, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 21:33, Reply)
This is a normal post yay for cats
esp these awesome cats.
click
 (I helped save b3ta! --- ---, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:13, Reply)
This is a normal post What a perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon :)

(I helped save b3ta! Bryan Damage Cheese sandwich?, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:18, Reply)
This is a normal post ^this

(herman:D, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:26, Reply)
This is a normal post Oh, ^this.
Good people, good weather, good photography.

Very much ^this.
 (I helped save b3ta! wheresthefish Partly filled with wrong, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:41, Reply)
This is a normal post Those cats
just get more magnificent with every video.
Thank you for sharing.
Clicky
 (I helped save b3ta! Rev. Jayneflakes Buy my book, I need the cash for drugs and hookers, Sun 26 Feb 2012, 22:51, Reply)
This is a normal post Cor, I need to take some chicken with me next time I go...
I've never seen Athena so chilled - she's usually really snarly with me

Ace video, Jahled :)

*clicks*
 (Professor Kenny Martin Hmm? What?, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 0:25, Reply)
This is a normal post NINAAAAH! She's a camera whore that one!
Don't forget there's lots of prints up for auction, by the lovely Jahlid, going in the CST/London Bash actions.
bashy bashy
auctiony auctiony
 (I helped save b3ta! riverghost servicing your mum since, Mon 27 Feb 2012, 8:59, Reply)