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Old Aug-29-2010, 02:35 PM
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Some wildlife at Mount Rainier
Here are some various animals from my last few trips to Mount Rainier...

01. Fawn at Paradise:


02. Ground squirrel at Paradise:


03. Fawn at Paradise:


04. Marmot at Paradise:


05. Marmot again at Paradise:


06. Black bears at Paradise:


07. Black bear at Paradise:
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Old Aug-29-2010, 04:23 PM
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I can certainly see why this place is called Paradise!

The fawn in the lupines... that's greeting card material, for sure. Beautiful!

There is something about number 4 that bothers me, but I can't quite put my finger on what it is. It seems almost too bright? Probably just my aging eyes ;)

Old Aug-29-2010, 04:39 PM
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I can certainly see why this place is called Paradise!

The fawn in the lupines... that's greeting card material, for sure. Beautiful!

There is something about number 4 that bothers me, but I can't quite put my finger on what it is. It seems almost too bright? Probably just my aging eyes ;)

Thanks for the comments!

I agree about #4. I'm not sure what it is. Looking at it now, it almost looks oversharpened, but I'm not sure. It didn't look right with less sharpening either. I also don't like that strand of grass or whatever it is that goes over his eye, but I still wanted to use the shot, since I liked him chomping on the lupine. I do have a similar shot of him that was taken directly after this one. Maybe it's better, I don't know...

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Old Aug-29-2010, 05:26 PM
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Love the shot of the fawn in the lupine!
Old Aug-29-2010, 05:35 PM
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Good set Kris especially the fawn captures.
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Old Aug-29-2010, 06:22 PM
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All nice shots. I especially like the fawn in the lupins.
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Old Aug-29-2010, 08:04 PM
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A great set of images. great color and detail.
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Old Aug-30-2010, 09:13 AM
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So many good ones, I love the ground squirrel
Old Aug-30-2010, 09:46 AM
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I think the issue with #4 is that its a little too busy. There's too much to look at.

What's the difference between a marmot and a woodchuck...if there is a difference?
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Old Aug-30-2010, 02:38 PM
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Excellent pics
I really loe the first one.
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Old Aug-30-2010, 08:54 PM
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I think the issue with #4 is that its a little too busy. There's too much to look at.

What's the difference between a marmot and a woodchuck...if there is a difference?
I think you nailed it. I'm increasingly finding that simpler is better.

Good question about the marmot vs. woodchuck. I just looked it up, and a woodchuck (aka groundhog) is actually a type of marmot. I believe the one in my photo is a hoary marmot, which is just another species of marmot.
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Old Aug-31-2010, 06:00 PM
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Love that first one of the fawn! Please don't shoot me because I know how some people here on the forum feel about squirrels but my favorite shot is #2. I just love the whole composition of the photo. I normally can't stand squirrels but this guy just looks adorable.

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