I am in awe of this shot..the color..the editing..it is magnificent
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Dan,

Very little editing. Mostly light before sunrise.

Al Perry

Ahhhh...people.. I LOVE people..doing nothing..they are what makes the world interesting to me :)

I love that you shot into the sun to get this flare..I did it myself recently shooting in Niagara. Mostly it is a mistake..here it is intentional and it only enhances the light upon the leaves..wonderful

nice shot..great perspective

wonderful shot

National Geographic...for sure

This entire album is awe inspiring

Beautiful shot, but perhaps a bit close for comfort with a 300mm lens?
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Appears somewhat close, you are right. However, bull elk is going after a stray cow to bring her back to herd. He is not charging the photographer.

Al Perry

My war buddy, my brother for life, Doug Hagan was super in his delivery to the troops of the 163rd Indiana National Guard

As an original member of "D" Company 151 I wish the 163rd GODSPEED.

Spectacular series, amazing shots =)

Yeah...........GREAT crop. That bad boy looks like he means business.

Well done!

Been here....beautiful place. I took several memorable shots of golden eagles hunting marmots near the pass in Rocky Mtn. National Park. Saw three cougars there in one day.......might have been the same cat three different times. Also got to love Clark's Nutcrackers up there. Camp Robbers the locals call them. I saw one land in the middle of a kid's picnic table and actually take a bite out of a pizza sitting on the table and the kid was right there. Amazing birds. Oh......forgot to mention the two moose I saw that morning as well. RMNP.....an amazing place.
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Mike,

One cougar would make my day.

Al Perry

Mephitis mephitis.

I see you shot at 800+mm but how close did you manage to get to this little fella? Were you able to access them easily from the road or did this require a bit of hiking through the alpine tundra?
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Mike,

As close as 20 feet. Not far from road. As you may know, pika live at high elevations while making their home in talus slopes. See interesting link>>> http://ipnews.firstdaystory.com/atf.php?sid=784

Al Perry

FANtastic.

Dunno a lot about picas but I do know that they are not rodents. Like rabbits, they are lagomorphs: K-Animalis, P-Chordata, C-Mammalia, Order-Lagomorpha. Basic tooth differences are important in separating lagomorphs from rodents.
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Mike,
I deleted reference to rodents based on your expertise. Also, I corrected the spelling from "pica" (wrong spelling) to "pika" (correct spelling)
Al Perry

Odocoileus hemionus

Ummmm! Excellent.