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Just a Squirrel
Just a Squirrel
MaryO


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Collection: A Week of Wild Things Jun 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: May 31, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 1, 2008

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Comments: 17
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 Day 1

Not an exciting wild thing, but after the little thief stole yet more bird food from my feeders he paused on a nearby fence post to savor his ill-gotten gains. Rather a nice pose so I shot him ;-)

The sun was out after our day of rain so the light wasn't too bad.

Still not sure about the crop but it's not awful.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, levels, dodged eye, reduced noise, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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 07/05/2008 08:58:41 PM
These little guys can give you tremendous shots if 'we' pay attention. Good capture, I like the lighting with the dark background and the texture of the post.
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 06/17/2008 07:47:32 PM
Great way to make a very ordinary subject more interesting- the "posing" of the subject is great.
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 06/08/2008 06:13:15 PM
Adorable - I love squirrels, even when they're being thieves! For what it's worth, I like the crop too!
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 06/04/2008 10:30:13 PM
This is a a really good shot. I love squirrel pictures and take them often. I would be very proud to have this in my portfolio. I love the composition of the whole shot. The sturdy fence post offset by the whimsy of a tail - great job. Background/bokeh is perfect.
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 06/03/2008 10:18:23 PM
They are quite the bandits aren't they! They can be frustrating when stealing birdseed but they can be a blast to watch as well, they are quite the clowns. Good shot of him savoring his stolen goods and I like the crop, works well!

Message edited by author 2008-06-03 22:18:36.
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 06/03/2008 01:05:57 PM
Great light and DOF. The balancing is sweet, and how lucky can you get - the texture and tones in the finial are a perfect complement to the squirrel's.
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 06/03/2008 12:32:30 PM
Cute squirrel in a nice squirrelly pose.

Lovely catchlight in his eye and Dof.

with the crop I think I would be tempted to keep it as a square crop - but make it smaller and move it up the post so you just get the shape at the top ?
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 06/03/2008 12:48:11 AM
This is really nice, Mary. It looks like it was placed on the post by a sculptor. Wonderful color, DOF, and focus.
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 06/02/2008 07:52:45 AM
Cute little guy!
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 06/01/2008 12:56:49 PM
I like the crop. I feel that with the darker empty background on the right and the lighter background behind the squirrel, it draws your eye over to the subject and provides an over all balance to the picture. Nicely done!
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 06/01/2008 12:16:19 PM
Oh, I'm glad I'm not the only one who has problems with these guys. They keep digging up my flowers! You got this one in a great pose!
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 06/01/2008 11:55:27 AM
Great capture, Mary.
As my luck continues ... today I walked into our bathroom, looked out the window, and there sat a little squirrel on our roof, chowing down and looking straight at me. I slowly walked away in search of my camera ... it's in the car, of course!
I love how we can see the texture of his fur so beautifully highlighted in your shot. And the balancing act he's performing for you just brings this to a whole new level.
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 06/01/2008 10:16:20 AM
Love all the designs and textures. The grain in the post is pretty. Beautiful capture of all the colors in the fur. Love the soft green background as well.
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 06/01/2008 09:55:50 AM
Cool shot. These things find the most awkward places to sit and make it look comfortable too. Great focus and I like the crop.
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 06/01/2008 07:54:29 AM
Great shot ... I love the balancing act by the squirrel
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 06/01/2008 12:52:54 AM
Pretty nice. And the DOF. For a minute I was ready to touch it!
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 06/01/2008 12:41:23 AM
That's not just a squirrel - that's Kinky, so named for the little kink in his tail. ;-Þ
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