Photoreal Snow Leopard on a Himalayan Ridge Above the Clouds at Dawn

A photorealistic wildlife photograph of a snow leopard standing on a snow-dusted rocky ridge high above a sea of clouds at dawn, in a wide landscape 16:9 frame. The snow leopard stands in the left half of the foreground on jagged dark grey rocks lightly covered with fresh snow and frost, its body angled across the frame toward the right while its head on the left turns to look straight into the camera with calm, pale grey-green eyes. Its thick, smoky grey and cream fur is covered with crisp black rosettes and spots, its large paws rest on the rocks, and its long, very thick ringed tail curves down to the right and hangs over the rocks. Behind the ridge, a soft white sea of clouds fills the valleys below. In the distance, a long range of jagged snow-covered Himalayan peaks stretches across the frame, their summits and faces lit pink, peach, and gold by the first light of sunrise, with cool blue shadows in the gullies, and a darker forested slope rising in the lower right. The sky is a clear pale blue fading to soft lavender near the horizon. Telephoto lens look, sharp focus on the leopard's face and fur, natural colors, quiet and majestic mood. No people, no text, no logos.