0607_0203 Hoary Marmot
Today's offering: 5 wildlife shots from the (fairly recent) archives. Someone once scoffed at me, saying "You don't need a telephoto to photograph marmots!" No, you don't. But a telephoto can help isolate a subject and make it stand out by throwing the background out of focus. The trick here was to approach this very common alpine resident seriously and try to make a good shot, not merely a record of its existence. When this little fellow stopped feeding for a moment I noticed its front paws were clasped, as if praying. And - to be honest - I did feel a kind of reverence: gratitude for the privilege of being there in the soft light of early morning, the world fresh and reborn after a rain shower.
Photographed in Manning Provincial Park, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2006 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
0607_0203 Hoary Marmot
Today's offering: 5 wildlife shots from the (fairly recent) archives. Someone once scoffed at me, saying "You don't need a telephoto to photograph marmots!" No, you don't. But a telephoto can help isolate a subject and make it stand out by throwing the background out of focus. The trick here was to approach this very common alpine resident seriously and try to make a good shot, not merely a record of its existence. When this little fellow stopped feeding for a moment I noticed its front paws were clasped, as if praying. And - to be honest - I did feel a kind of reverence: gratitude for the privilege of being there in the soft light of early morning, the world fresh and reborn after a rain shower.
Photographed in Manning Provincial Park, BC (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2006 James R. Page - all rights reserved.