Sunning fox squirrel

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 12, 2015205 views5 comments

Spotted this fox squirrel sunning itself on a windy afternoon when the temp was about 15 with the wind chill at -5 degrees. Tried several different SS and ISO combinations.

Canon PS SX60
1/500 @ F-7.1 ISO 320
Canon 3.8-247 @ 247mm monopod
spot meter

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 12, 2015 at 10:26 PM

Great background to show off this cute guy. He looks like he is cold. Great detail and sharpness.

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Comment posted by Sandra M. Apel on January 12, 2015 at 10:37 PM

Great detail in the fur and good catch light. I like the way the shape of the squirrel's form is almost repeated in the shape of the tree trunk it is resting on.. One can tell he is cold by the way his tail is wrapped around it. Nice, very nice. Thanks for posting.

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Comment posted by Alberto Patiño on January 12, 2015 at 10:55 PM

Very cute critter, captured in high definition against the perfect background. The afternoon light is very pretty too.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on January 13, 2015 at 12:37 AM

John,
You could not ask for much better light the colours and detail in the fur are great

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on January 13, 2015 at 3:49 PM

Detail looks very nice, John, and you have him displaying a classic squirrel, tail over back, pose. I wonder if the reds are slightly too saturated?

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