Re: Horny sheep? (no pun intended) - resend with changed urls

Doug:
I got an additional shot of the pika hiding in a rock 'hole' that overexposes the surrounding rock while slightly underexposing the pika. I didn't like its background and exposure at all so I didn't post it, and only posted the first shot to give the complete story. I agree its background is over-colorful and distracting. He was being very secretive and poked his head up for what seemed liked a nanosecond after that first image before skittering into hiding so I missed the 'heads-up' shot. That's why there's no full-profile image against a nicely-blurred background.

And I was distracted by the golden-mantled ground squirrels foraging pretty openly nearby so I ended up concentrating on them. There are three or four more good ground squirrel poses I didn't post.

It's difficult when you realize you need to get more images for a story you're thinking about doing and the shooting site is a 5-plus hour drive you just made to get back home. I cut the trip a day short due to problems with a 4th Generation Designs gimabal tripod head (like Wimberley) that tended to flex and vibrate too much for sharp shots. (It's great being able to check sharpness on the computer right after shooting with digital.) The M-262 head is very light but too flexy. I returned it for a full credit and ordered a slightly heavier M-363 instead.


At 12:29 PM 9/20/2004, you wrote: 
on 9/20/04 10:56 AM, Mark Bohrer at lurchl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Note also the pika's refiling with hares due to its presence in family
> lagomorpha. For those using Digital Pro 3 note the program wants you to file
> pikas with voles and shrews

Pardon my attitude but what dolt programming Digital Pro 3 lumped a
lagomorph and a rodent and an insectivore together?  Taxonomically it makes
ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE.

> http://www.mountain-and-desert.com/Wildlife/Mammals/Hares/DML-HS-PK0001-5.htm

Mark, I think the pika photo misses the mark (oops, pun not intended).
Partly because its face is mostly hidden behind a rock, and partly because
the detail and color in the rocks overpowers the pika.  I know that pikas
are tough little critters to photograph:

http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/pika.jpg
http://www.wildlightphoto.com/mammals/pika01.jpg

Can you fill us in on the circumstances?  I know you've done better work; I
suspect you didn't have much time available to spend with the pika.

Doug Herr
Birdman of Sacramento
http://www.wildlightphoto.com



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