Squirrel

Posted by Andrew Gould (Sydney, Australia) on 12 June 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Taken in Kansas in November 2007.

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Comments (17)

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, United States

now he's a cute fellow. :) love the rich yellowish underbelly.

12 Jun 2008 5:54am

Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States

Wonderful color, incredibly sharp image. Good work.

12 Jun 2008 6:05am

@Emilio Garcia: Thank you, Emilio. In theory, my Sigma 18-200 mm optical stabiliser zoom is no match for prime lenses and some high quality shorter zooms. In practice, though, it does very well. (Photoshop's Smart Sharpen also used here.)

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

What a chubby cute little fellow!

12 Jun 2008 6:32am

Scott Rippee from Fresno, United States

Good shot. Squirrel would perhaps stand out a lot more if the background was darker. That guy has eaten way to many nuts!

12 Jun 2008 7:04am

@Scott Rippee: Thanks, Scott. I'm open to any suggestions. In this case, I used the levels control in Photoshop to heighten the contrast between the squirrel and the background as much as possible.

Marie Le Corre from Dauphiné, France

Beautiful light on this squirrel !

12 Jun 2008 7:56am

M!NA from Iran

i really love Squirrel..tnx

12 Jun 2008 8:04am

Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France

Trop mignon !! Il n'a pas l'air très effrayé...

12 Jun 2008 8:39am

Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates

lovely and cute shot, I like contrast and details here.

12 Jun 2008 10:20am

alex centrella from California, United States

great catch !

12 Jun 2008 2:24pm

dillonpic from United States

nice shot. our squirrels are grey all over around here. ive never seen one like this!

12 Jun 2008 6:17pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Nice shot, like the colours and composition

12 Jun 2008 7:14pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

He's adorable and beautiful, great find Andrew :)

12 Jun 2008 7:18pm

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

Although they are considered vermin over here, they are fantastic little creatures. An adorable capture Andrew.

12 Jun 2008 8:35pm

Soco from Gerona, Spain

Nice shot, and composition

12 Jun 2008 8:57pm

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

These are such engaging little creatures and I do like the distinctive colors this one is wearing!

13 Jun 2008 12:36am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

It had put on its autumn coat! Most pleasing colours in this squirrel and, of course, the details are amazing!

13 Jun 2008 8:21am

Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States

Great shot (I have a mental image of you crawling closer and closer...) I have a special fondness for squirrel photos, esp. when they are eating. Nicely done!

13 Jun 2008 9:09pm

@Ken McCoy: Thanks, Ken. That image you have of me in this case is quite a funny one when you combine it with the alert look that the squirrel has! Alas, it wasn't so. This is cropped from the long end of my zoom, which is equivalent to 300mm in 35mm format.

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