Lived to Run Another Day

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Slightly different version to bring more attention to the hare:

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dcampbell-hare-rmnp-2025-npn.jpg1500×1284 1.11 MB

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Description

This was about 20 minutes after sunset at Lily Lake, cold and windy. A few minutes after seeing my first ermine at Rocky Mountain National Park last week, we saw it chasing this rabbit/hare in the scrub on the shore of frozen Lily Lake. We lost site of both for a few minutes, then the rabbit/hare moved into this somewhat sheltered area, no ermine in sight.

I think this is a snowshoe hare. It wasn’t white, but I’ve read they are keeping more of their summer brown/grey colors as the climate warms. Plus it had huge feet. If someone can confirm, I’d appreciate it.

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I haven’t done much snow photography, so feedback on the snow tones. And then general feedback on the animal and brush.

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Fuji X-H2S, 1/1250s, f/8, ISO 12800, 600mm

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Fine shot! I too like to occasionally convert a capture into B&W that’s not benefiting from being in color. I’m going with snowshoe hare too.

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Thanks @Dave_Douglass. I’m going to try a few other approaches too.

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Debbie: i like the photo(s) as it shows the animal in its environment. I prefer the lower photo as there is more detail in the snow and the surrounding brush. In the upper photo, most of the brush is a dark mass and the detail in the brush is lost.

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What a neat catch! That must have been a great trip!
I love the head-on stare with the eyes, and prefer the lighter version, as it seems more natural and less manipulated.

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@Richard_Sandor @Sandy_Richards-Brown Thank you both for the input!