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lion rock said:
I was actually thinking that but I've never seen one in living action. A trapper long ago gave me one for taxidermy but it never left the freezer until such time as it was thrown out years after my youth when I had left home. I do remember the amazing connection between front and rear legs.
Now, are they pests like our Red squirrels, chewing holes in every place (like my observatory and the Kleenex) and ripping things to pieces?
Jack
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I can't say whether they're a pest or not. We live near the forest and so they don't seem to bother the houses around here.
They seem gentle, and I can watch them for 20 or more minutes while they eat from the bird feeder all the while I'm within 7 feet or so away.
And of red squirrels, I see them once in a long while, and in very remote areas. the grey are all over now.
-r
They seem gentle, and I can watch them for 20 or more minutes while they eat from the bird feeder all the while I'm within 7 feet or so away.
And of red squirrels, I see them once in a long while, and in very remote areas. the grey are all over now.
-r
Jack Douglas said:
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A somewhat older one, still with my 50D + 100-400 II
It was an overcast and slightly misty winter morning, little light so I had to use relatively slow shutter speed (with the 50D I do not want to exceed ISO800 for reasonable quality...) - but thanks to the excellent IS of the lens no motion blur.
It was an overcast and slightly misty winter morning, little light so I had to use relatively slow shutter speed (with the 50D I do not want to exceed ISO800 for reasonable quality...) - but thanks to the excellent IS of the lens no motion blur.
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Nat_WA said:
Yes! yes, yes yes.
I love how you managed to stop the two dear overlapping (with those antlers, it wold have been too easy).
I know it was misty and that is part of the appeal, but I wonder what it would be like to use a small bit of dehaze or contrast on the nearer deer to make it stand out a bit more? But that is a minor point. Print on gloss paper, add a frame and voila
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Mikehit said:
Thanks Mikehit, I'll try to follow your suggestion in my current workflow - at the time I was working with LR4, only dropped black level a bit to reduce the haze (no other dehaze in LR4 to my knowledge).
Actually, I did print it on 40x60cm glossy paper and framed it
It was even exhibited on our yearly photo-group exhibition and won the visitors preference award ;D.
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Nat_WA said:Can anyone identify this rodent in Kings Canyon NP?
The way it stands here it is about 20cm (8") high; I couldn't find a matching description in the webdocs on rodents living in the park... Probably didn't read them carefully enough
cheers, Wiebe
The high arch on the nose looks like a small marmot.
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Mikehit said:Nat_WA said:Can anyone identify this rodent in Kings Canyon NP?
The way it stands here it is about 20cm (8") high; I couldn't find a matching description in the webdocs on rodents living in the park... Probably didn't read them carefully enough
cheers, Wiebe
The high arch on the nose looks like a small marmot.
Thanks Mike, agree with the "marmot" - but which one? According to NPS and Wiki only the Yellow-bellied marmot can be expected in the Sierra Nevada - but in my photo none of the colour characteristics of that species are to be seen. From its appearance it might be a rather plain Groundhog - but those are found only in the more Northern area... So, still a bit puzzled :-\
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