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Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 26, 2010 at 11:48 PM
More Mt Evans
I was up at Mt Evans again on Sunday. Thought we were supposed to have an overcast rainy day and the weather was awesome! This time I focused more on Marmots and Pika, but still managed a goat shot or two.
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 26, 2010 at 11:48 PM
Marmot #2...the BG is actually the mountain range, not the sky :)
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 26, 2010 at 11:49 PM
Pika with a mouthful
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 26, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Asking for the blessing
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 26, 2010 at 11:50 PM
a couple kids playing on the hillside
Posted by Kurt Bowman on July 26, 2010 at 11:52 PM
and one more...mnever seen this behavior before.....think he was digging for cool dirt to lay into...or maybe he was digging for gold??
Posted by Scott Fricke on July 27, 2010 at 12:04 AM
Well geeeez, doesn't he know that is fragile alpine tundra that will take years and years to regrow?

Great set, I like them all, but the third one is my favorite.
Posted by Jack Garrett on July 27, 2010 at 12:40 AM
Love the picas and marmot. The blessing pic is my favorite, followed by number 3.
Posted by Todd Caudle on July 27, 2010 at 12:59 AM
Great stuff, Kurt! I love the second marmot shot and the blessing shot. The goat kids one is excellent, too. (They all are, for that matter.) I've seen adult goats kicking up dirt like that a few times before. If they were on the African plain I'd say they're covering their hides to protect from biting flies, but I doubt the skeeters warranted all that mess. Your cool dirt idea is probably right on.
Posted by Tien-Chien Chen on July 27, 2010 at 1:25 AM
I love the pika shots and the kidos!
Posted by Stan Rose on July 27, 2010 at 2:36 AM
Nice shots--the pika really is cool! :smile:
Posted by Dan Walters on July 27, 2010 at 8:13 AM
Very nice shots Kurt. Really like your pika images.
Posted by Byron West on July 27, 2010 at 10:18 AM
Like most others, I like the pikas. Especially the catch light in the first one. I hate to keep asking but would love for you guys to share some of the tech specs so us beginners and want to bes can learn from your perfection. Oh, and the blue sky behind marmot #2 is perfect!
Posted by Brian Jackson on July 27, 2010 at 12:38 PM
First pika shot is really sweet. Overall a great collection.
Posted by Dave Showalter` on July 27, 2010 at 2:03 PM
Sweet shots, Kurt! The pika with salad is really a standout.
Posted by Soubhik Patranabis on July 27, 2010 at 4:00 PM
Another wonderful set of images from Mt Evans. The pika and the goat kid shots are really very nice.
Posted by Angela Classen on July 27, 2010 at 4:58 PM
Excellent work on all of these, but my favorites are the pika carrying his lunch and blessing his lunch. You do an outstanding job capturing the cuteness of critters.
Posted by Morris McClung on July 27, 2010 at 6:00 PM
I don't care for the oof foreground in #1, but the background in #2 is great! All of the pika pics are fantastic. :toast:
Posted by John Mumaw on July 27, 2010 at 6:27 PM
Excellent captures!
I really like the bokeh that your lens produces in the backgrounds.
Posted by Don George on July 28, 2010 at 5:59 PM
Great set of images. Really like the Pika shots.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on July 28, 2010 at 8:53 PM
I like them all. The first pika shot looks like me at dinner time. Nice job!
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