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Grey Squirrel.
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Grey Squirrel.

by Phil Mclean

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 13, 2011164 views7 comments
Not one of our favourite mammals,as it has contributed to the decline of our native 'red',but still photogenic as it sat in front of my hide,eating nuts I put out for the red squirrels.
Canon Mk11N,300mm lens,1/125 f5.6 and iso250.

Phil. :wavey:

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on February 13, 2011 at 9:00 AM
Nice image. I like the pose and the snag in front of the squirrel balances the photo. Thanks for sharing. Too bad these grey's were not left where they belong.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Larry Reitz on February 13, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Very nice image of species that severely strains our patience as we watch them raid bird feeders. My Golden Retriever actually caught one this AM that just refused to give up his free meal. Fortunately she was not bitten.
Registered on September 7, 2007, 32 Posts, 335 Comments
Comment posted by Sandipan Dutta on February 13, 2011 at 11:41 AM
Lovely pose of the squirrel ... and the snag really adds to the image ... beautiful frame all the way ...
Registered on March 9, 2009, 171 Posts, 493 Comments
Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 13, 2011 at 12:23 PM
Very nice. I like the composition and the pose. The only nit I find is quite minor, but maybe a little more depth of field to get all of the the upright gnarled root focused would be nice, attainable with a smaller aperture or some re-orienting the hide to get it more parallel with the lens.
Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 13, 2011 at 11:11 PM
This is a lovely image Phil. The perch is simply great. The bokeh is very nice. In this case I would be rather tempted though to sanitize that BG by cloning out the OOF diagonal twig in the BG between the squirrel and the perch.
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 14, 2011 at 6:51 PM
Very nice Phil - fantastic perch and BG :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on February 15, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Very good detail and color on the larger version, wonderful squirrel image, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments