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Peek-a-boo
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. ;)
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
He/she's a very dark little critter! Great contrast and detail in this shot, Melissa ... beautiful DOF ...
17 Apr 2008 10:20am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Nice composition. I especially like the tree leaning right and the squirrel taking our eyes left, which gives nice balance.
17 Apr 2008 12:28pm
Observing from Chester, United Kingdom
Very good image, and the little squirrel has been caught just right.
17 Apr 2008 4:59pm
hwalk from Utah, United States
I like the contrast of light and dark, with the dark squirrell and the light tree.
17 Apr 2008 5:42pm
Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa
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 7:42pm
@Graham Russon: Thanks, Graham. :)
paulski from Muncie, United States
love them black squirrels; are the indigenous to this region? regardless, a nice capture...
17 Apr 2008 8:03pm
@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?
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
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 8:14pm
@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
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Very nice capture. I like the lighting and the DOF! Great pose.
17 Apr 2008 8:17pm
@standley: Thank you very much, Standley. :)
danthro from Suburbia, United States
very cute capture! i don't think i've seen a squirrel that color before.
17 Apr 2008 9:26pm
@danthro: Well, here's an interesting tidbit...apparently the black squirrel is commonly found in the Midwest. How about that? ;)
Mandy Provan from Johannesburg, South Africa
Wow - what a nice catch Melissa - your patience paid off!!1
17 Apr 2008 9:56pm
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Brilliant catch Melissa, I love the way the light catches his eye and whiskers.
17 Apr 2008 10:31pm
@MaryB: Thank you very much, Mary. :) That's my favorite part, too. :)
Gary from Cochise County, United States
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. :)
18 Apr 2008 1:34am
@Gary: All the more reason to venture out to the Midwest sometime...they're everywhere.
Thanks, Gary. :)
Canon EOS 30D
1/320 second
F/3.5
ISO 100
200 mm