Snowshoe

Populations of snowshoe hares are subject to cycles of high abundance and scarcity. The population in an area will build up over a period of years to a peak of abundance, followed by a sudden decline to a very low level. In my area we're at the low end of the hare cycle right now, so getting decent photos of them has been extremely difficult, to say the least.

I'm usually not a fan of the "centered subject" type of shot, but I think it works here. Also, looks like I've slightly blown most of the white parts of the rabbit, but I think I like the sharpness and colors of the image enough to see past it. As always, comments and critiques are greatly appreciated.

Snowshoe Hare (Lepus americanus)
Denali National Park, Alaska
6/15/13 - 8:10 AM

Canon 7D
Canon 100-400 @ 400mm
1/400 sec @ f5.6
iso 320