Yankee Boy Pika

Gallery: WildlifePosted July 27, 2010253 views16 comments

While I was photgraphing the Columbine flowers in Yankee Boy Basin, Colorado, this pika watched from his pointed vantage among the lichen-covered scrabble.

Nikon D90
Nikon 300mm f/4
f/8, 1/125sec, ISO 400, tripod

Comments

16 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on July 27, 2010 at 8:50 PM

Sharpness is just awesome and that little mini-peak is a fantastic perch. I'd be thrilled to have this.

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Comment posted by mark cillo on July 27, 2010 at 10:21 PM

Really beautiful image! These guys aren't easy to photograph since they seem to be constantly scrambling about. Nice BG too

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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on July 28, 2010 at 9:42 AM

What a cute little critter, and the BG is wonderful. Nice capture Doug.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on July 28, 2010 at 9:50 AM

A stunning image n beautiful perch!
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 28, 2010 at 11:39 AM

Excellent shot Doug! Very sharp and the BG colors are extremely pleasing!

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Comment posted by Clinton Bauder on July 28, 2010 at 1:18 PM

I suppose a case could be made for cropping a bit off the left to make the image less centered but otherwise this is perfect. Love the background, face is in focus and damn but that critter is cute!

Clinton

Registered on December 8, 2009, 31 Posts, 231 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on July 28, 2010 at 1:44 PM

Very, very nice Doug!!! I love that perch as well as the BG, selective focus and clarity of the subject. Is this Full Frame? I understand the wish for cropping off the left, but that would bring the long whiskers too close to the edge or cut them off, which is not what you would want. A bit more space to the right would be a better way to improve the comp, but all in all I find that a very minor nit.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on July 28, 2010 at 1:55 PM

Super detail. Super perch. Great bokeh. Nice colors. No nits!

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Comment posted by Doug Koepsel on July 28, 2010 at 2:22 PM

Thank you for the comments and suggestions. This was taken in landscape orientation, so I have a little left to right leeway to add some back to the right side.

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on July 29, 2010 at 3:08 AM

What a beautful shot of the cute little animal. The perch is great as well as the background. Composition works fine for me.

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Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on July 29, 2010 at 5:32 AM

Nicely taken, it's so cute!

Very good shot

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on July 29, 2010 at 7:55 PM

Super Sweet

Excellent photo Doug!!!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on July 30, 2010 at 1:11 AM

Great detail in the pika and nice color in the background.

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Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on July 30, 2010 at 10:31 AM

Great capture. Very crisp and nice color in the background.

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on August 1, 2010 at 5:47 PM

Lovely light, beautiful colors, details, pose and background Doug.

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Comment posted by Robbie Knight on August 12, 2010 at 2:52 AM

I like the composition and fact that you can see both eyes/ears. Do the feet look small to anyone else? Great shot !

Registered on April 10, 2010, 30 Posts, 135 Comments