Marmot

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 12, 2012222 views5 comments

Hoary Marmot, Denali National Park

This marmot put on quite a show for us as we hiked along the Savage River. This was my favorite from the "shoot". I liked the pose and the intent look on his face. He took off right after I took this picture. He seemed to have spotted something behind us. It was a bit disconcerting when he bolted like that, but we never did spot what he saw.

Canon 7D
100-400 mm at 250mm
1/250 at F5.6
ISO 400

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on February 12, 2012 at 4:58 AM

Looks gorgeous against that dark background. Almost like a well thought out studio image with an obedient model

Oh and love the way its showing off its forelimbs ! Never before have i noticed the black gloves

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Comment posted by John Tobias on February 12, 2012 at 8:29 AM

Fine photograph, I like the pose and setting you caught this guy in

Good detail and colors. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 12, 2012 at 12:27 PM

A cool pose here Allen. A very pleasing shot and all I would suggest for a minor improvement is to tone down the white spots on the rock just behind (left) of the marmot.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on February 13, 2012 at 7:27 AM

Great pose and the positioning in the frame.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 14, 2012 at 12:39 PM

My thoughts mirror Vincent's almost exactly. Nice work.

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