Encounters at Mt. Rainier

coscorrosa · September 13, 2008

WARNING: There are several shots of the family Sciuridae that follow (can't call them by their proper name otherwise this post would probably be rejected by an automatic filter)

These are from several trips to Mt. Rainier National Park, I was there for landscapes, but brought my 100-400 along because I like lugging a 35 lb. backpack when hiking and because there's always a good chance of seeing some wildlife. I heard reports of black bears but unfortunately didn't see any, and I saw a red fox but it was too dark to photograph.

Here are the animals I did see:

#1:

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#3:

#4:

#5:

#6:

#7:

#8:

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#11:

#12:

#13:

Giphsub · September 13, 2008

Very good Set! I love #5 #7 #11 & #13

Gale · September 14, 2008

All really beautiful
Love that young Stellar Jay.
They sure have a personallity...lolol

[Deleted User] · September 14, 2008

Very Nice. I like #5, the DIF (Deer In Flight) less common than a BIF.

Jim

Maestro · September 14, 2008

Wow. Outstanding! The jumping deer is spectacular! Number 6 and the chipmunks are very nice as well.

SunGlo · September 14, 2008

Awesome shots Ron. It's hard to pick favorites, but I would have to say #6, #7, and #13 are standouts for me.

Have fun,

Phil

Ann McRae · September 14, 2008

No black bear, perhaps, but marmot and goat more than make up for that on the rarity scale, at least where I am from.

The 6th shot of the deer at dawn is fabulous, as are the silhouettes. Overall a great set, thanks for sharing these.

ann

evil eggplant · September 14, 2008

#7 does it for me. Perfect!

coscorrosa · September 14, 2008

Thanks!
Thanks for the comments and feedback everyone. My personal favorites are 5, 6, 7, 9, and 13.

NorthernFocus · September 14, 2008

coscorrosa wrote:

#6:

#11:

#13:

greenpea · September 17, 2008

Once again, an amazing set of pictures.

I was there a couple weeks earlier, and I saw the black bear, but only had a 200mm lens this is the best I could do:

yes...the black dot in the center of the pic :giggle not sure 400 would have been enough

dlplumer · September 17, 2008

Ron, these are once again simply beautiful. Bravo!

Docdpp · September 17, 2008

Really nice shots. The deer in velvet is great.

doc

Nikolai · September 17, 2008

#7 is awesome!

coscorrosa · September 17, 2008

greenpea wrote:

Once again, an amazing set of pictures.

I was there a couple weeks earlier, and I saw the black bear, but only had a 200mm lens this is the best I could do:

yes...the black dot in the center of the pic :giggle not sure 400 would have been enough

Yeah, the 400 w/ a 2.0x extender on a 1.6x crop body probably wouldn't have been enough... Unless you followed the bear up the mountain. Which may or may not be a good idea (depending on the extent of your injuries vs. the quality of photos that come out).

The mountain goat photo I posted was far away too, I had a 1.4x on 400mm and still had to crop about 70% of the photo away.

I was lucky to get pretty close at Mt. Baker earlier this year with a black bear, they are incredible animals:

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=95649

greenpea · September 18, 2008

coscorrosa wrote:

Yeah, the 400 w/ a 2.0x extender on a 1.6x crop body probably wouldn't have been enough... Unless you followed the bear up the mountain. Which may or may not be a good idea (depending on the extent of your injuries vs. the quality of photos that come out).

The mountain goat photo I posted was far away too, I had a 1.4x on 400mm and still had to crop about 70% of the photo away.

I was lucky to get pretty close at Mt. Baker earlier this year with a black bear, they are incredible animals:

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=95649

You've inspired me, so I'm headed to Mt Rainier this weekend with some big fast rented glass. I figure I will be lucky if I even get some good weather, but at least it will get me out of the city for a couple of days.

Cato · September 18, 2008

Amazing shots. Beautiful...

Nikolai · September 18, 2008

greenpea wrote:

...I'm headed to Mt Rainier this weekend with some big fast rented glass...

Dude, remember: it's not the size...

dlplumer · September 18, 2008

Nikolai wrote:

Dude, remember: it's not the size...

Is that what one of your models told you?

greenpea · September 18, 2008

dlplumer wrote:

Is that what one of your models told you?

rofl

Nikolai · September 18, 2008

dlplumer wrote:

Is that what one of your models told you?

coscorrosa · September 18, 2008

Nikolai wrote:

Now that this thread has ventured into inappropriate territory, I'm obligated to post one final wildlife photo from Mt. Rainier:

You guys made me do it. Proud of yourselves?

dlplumer · September 18, 2008

coscorrosa wrote:

Now that this thread has ventured into inappropriate territory, I'm obligated to post one final wildlife photo from Mt. Rainier:

You guys made me do it. Proud of yourselves?

Ron, you've got to post this on the Wildlife forum "More True Love" thread

Nikolai · September 19, 2008

coscorrosa wrote:

Now that this thread has ventured into inappropriate territory, I'm obligated to post one final wildlife photo from Mt. Rainier:
You guys made me do it. Proud of yourselves?

I think we need a subforum "Go, deer, go!"

Encounters at Mt. Rainier

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