Posted by Melissa W. (Warsaw, Indiana, United States) on 17 April 2008 in Animal & Insect.
There are so many squirrels that have made this cemetery their home. I took a lot of squirrel pictures hoping that one would turn out. This is it. ;)
He/she's a very dark little critter! Great contrast and detail in this shot, Melissa ... beautiful DOF ...
17 Apr 2008 5:20am
Nice composition. I especially like the tree leaning right and the squirrel taking our eyes left, which gives nice balance.
17 Apr 2008 7:28am
Nice shot.
17 Apr 2008 11:35am
Very good image, and the little squirrel has been caught just right.
17 Apr 2008 11:59am
I like the contrast of light and dark, with the dark squirrell and the light tree.
17 Apr 2008 12:42pm
Yup definitely the one. A great balanced shot, ditto gjc's ovservatin. The texture of the tree, and the dof, are great. Good work.
17 Apr 2008 2:42pm
@Graham Russon: Thanks, Graham. :)
love them black squirrels; are the indigenous to this region? regardless, a nice capture...
17 Apr 2008 3:03pm
@paulski: Around here, I've mostly seen the black ones and the reddish-tan ones...every once in awhile I'll see a gray one. According to wiki, the black squirrels are commonly found in the Midwest. Who knew?
Ha ha, thats a cute rodent, are they a distinct species of squirrel, or melanistic grey squirrels? We have black squirrels here, but they are just melanistic greys.
17 Apr 2008 3:14pm
@Richard_Irwin: Thanks, Richard. After doing some research, I found that "black squirrels are a melanistic phase of the Eastern Grey Squirrel. They are common in midwestern North America and, in some places, outnumber the grey squirrels by a ratio of about ten to one." - wiki
Very nice capture. I like the lighting and the DOF! Great pose.
17 Apr 2008 3:17pm
@standley: Thank you very much, Standley. :)
very cute capture! i don't think i've seen a squirrel that color before.
17 Apr 2008 4:26pm
@danthro: Well, here's an interesting tidbit...apparently the black squirrel is commonly found in the Midwest. How about that? ;)
Amazing capture! Great dof!
17 Apr 2008 4:35pm
Wow - what a nice catch Melissa - your patience paid off!!1
17 Apr 2008 4:56pm
Brilliant catch Melissa, I love the way the light catches his eye and whiskers.
17 Apr 2008 5:31pm
@MaryB: Thank you very much, Mary. :) That's my favorite part, too. :)
Too cute!
17 Apr 2008 8:33pm
Your light really brings out the detail. I have never seen a black squirrel so this was a treat. Your infamous DOF payed off again. :)
17 Apr 2008 8:34pm
@Gary: All the more reason to venture out to the Midwest sometime...they're everywhere. Thanks, Gary. :)
FANTASTIC.... beautiful (bji kurd):)
18 Apr 2008 11:30pm
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