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[?]	Copyright © 2007 Alessandro Ugazio, All Rights Reserved ziouga

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An alpine marmot (Marmota Marmota) coming out from his burrow.

The marmot is actually the same, shot in various positions with still camera.
I then chose the best shots and composed them together.
I was excited as a child while shooting, because I had never seen marmots before, and I didn't think one could get so close to them and their burrows!

The Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso is the first natural reserve ever founded in Italy (1856). It's a wonderful place at just two hours from Torino.

The first "Marmotta Day" was organized by a group of italian photo amateurs (well, mostly Nikon-addicted...) and the majority of them was surprised by the number of marmots all around, and how they could get close to them, absolutely without attracting them with food or anything.

Here (courtesy Nital forum) some shot of that unforgettable day: http://www.nital.it/forum/index.php?showtopic=68712

And here some other panoramas of mine: http://www.ziouga.it/Piemonte/GranParadiso/GranParadiso.html

Behind the scene : how this panorama was made

Una marmotta o due...

Geographic Coordinates: Latitude: 45° 29' 9.37" N Longitude: 7° 8' 35.75" E Elevation: 2600 Show at MultiMap.com [what is MultiMap?] Show at Google Maps [what is Google Maps?] Show in Google Earth* [what is Google Earth?] * requires Google Earth installed on your computer Date/Time: August 25, 2007 - 15:30 CET Equipment: Nikon D80, 10.5mm f/2.8 G ED DX Fisheye-Nikkor, Nikon Remote Cord MC-DC1, Panosaurus head, Manfrotto 486RC2 ball head, Manfrotto 190pro tripod. Nikon Capture NX 1.1.0, PTGui 7.3, Adobe Photoshop CS2, NeatImage 4.3, CubicConverter 2.2.1.