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Oh ... Hey, There ... Mind If I Raid the Birdfeeders Again?
Oh ... Hey, There ... Mind If I Raid the Birdfeeders Again?
MaryO


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Collection: 30 Days of Whatevers - December 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Dec 18, 2008
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 18, 2008

Viewed: 711
Comments: 17
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 Day 18 of Whatevers

One of the incorrigible squirrelly thieves I see every day, sitting on my deck trying to decide if he needs to bother running away or not ;-) I am not scary enough, apparently, as he went on his merry way to the feeders despite me standing there. Like he needs the calories! Oh, well; the dang rodents are cute most of the time and bird seed is cheap.

PP - converted from RAW, levels, white balance, dodged squirrel, outline vignette (not sure what the correlating PS tool is but I basically outlined the squirrel and PhotoImpact dimmed and blurred everything outside of the outline), slight gradient filter to black on top, decreased saturation, increased contrast, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.

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Apple iPhone 5s
 12/29/2008 04:43:18 PM
I see you captured one of the culprits. Nice capture! It would make a great "Wanted" poster.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/22/2008 07:36:12 PM
That is the FATTEST squirrel I have ever seen! He is SO cute though!! OMG! Couldn't you just DIE??!! :)
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED
 12/20/2008 10:44:45 PM
That has to be one of the chubbiest squirrels I've ever seen! What a perfect little poser, really fine detail on the little guy!
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 35mm f/3.5 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 12/19/2008 01:53:26 PM
Great shot! Excellent texture captured in his fur!
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 12/19/2008 11:45:13 AM
Yes i do mind if u raid the bird feeders..
Lovely image!!
You do such good work..
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/19/2008 03:10:16 AM
He's awfully cute! And I see you are feeding him well. nice processing too
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 12/18/2008 11:13:07 PM
He is so precious. Squirrels dig in my window boxes that line the railings of my deck. Can't get too mad at them cause they are so darn cute. This is really well done, Mary. Great focus and detail. I like it a lot. I'm smiling just looking at it.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 12/18/2008 08:22:25 PM
great detail in this little fella, very nice shot .... hope he doesn't eat all the seeds!
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 12/18/2008 05:51:55 PM
Gorgeous photo, even if he is a pest. Do they hibernate? Looks like he has enough fat to last him a long time.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 12/18/2008 05:48:33 PM
love the expression - that face is just the example of 'waiting'
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/18/2008 03:24:28 PM
Love the photo! The colors, warmth and textures are perfect! Outstanding job.
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 12/18/2008 02:03:25 PM
Oh how cute!!!! And he's so fat.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/18/2008 01:59:03 PM
Oh, how can you call this adorable face and delightful pose "rodent"? Too cute!! Wonderful light.
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Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/18/2008 01:44:01 PM
Awe - love the little critter! He is sooo cute fuzzy! Most excellent capture!!
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 12/18/2008 01:38:50 PM
you hit this lovely creature real well
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 12/18/2008 01:09:25 PM
Oh this is gorgeous what a great image FAVED! Over here we dont have squirrels so they are just cute fluffy animals!
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 12/18/2008 01:09:22 PM
I hate to encourage the little guy - but has he perfected the cute look or what ??

Love it.
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