Pika

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 6, 2013115 views3 comments

On a trail in Logan Pass in Glacier Nat. Park the Pika were working hard to prepare for winter. To the backside of this little guy was his den. He would go get some vegetation and store it in his den, then come out and stand on the rock he is stepping towards and pose for a moment, then go about his business again. It is always fun to watch Pika as they work. Thanks for you comments and critiques.

Canon 7D
Sigma 120-400
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/1000
Aperture f8
ISO 400
400mm
Slight crop for composition
Contrast adjustment in Lightroom

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on September 6, 2013 at 10:32 PM

Great photo of one of my favorites. Sharp detail and Pika. I wasn't there so can only speculate to possible slight over saturation, but nevertheless, a fine photo.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 7, 2013 at 6:12 AM

Interesting posehere Richard as it is about to jump across to the other rock. The detail is great and the colourful rocks add a lot to the image. I would crop a bit tighter to eliminate the OOF vegatation in the FG coming in from the bottom. Ideally a bit more OOF BG would have perfected this as well.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 8, 2013 at 12:32 AM

Don't see too many Pika action shots, but here's one! I also think I would crop this a little bit tighter, but wouldn't want to loose too much of the very nice red textured rock on the left.

Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments