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Squirrel drinking

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Posted by John Robinson on October 9, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Squirrel drinking
Gret Squirrel at the old pool in the wood. Been too dark in there lately but leaves coming off will help.
D200
Sigma 100-300
500ISO
80th @f8
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Maggie Campbell on October 9, 2009 at 1:37 PM
Nice image and lovely sharp eye. Noticed a squirrel eating some sort of weed from a stream when I was out last week. Never seen them do that before. Haven't posted the picture as the light was not good and taken at quite a distance. This pond looks quite attractive John :wink:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 9, 2009 at 1:56 PM
That's a very nice squirrel shot John , everything seems to balance nicely and even the square format works well on this. If I was being ultra-picky (which of course I never am), that little diagonal twig left of the tail could be cloned out because my eye keeps picking it up and I'll bet that now I've mentioned it your eye will do the same.

Robert :smile:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on October 9, 2009 at 2:14 PM

Thats a belter John and super sharp too for an 80th, but the raised tail makes the shot for me, top stuff JR.

Andy...
Posted by Andy Astbury on October 9, 2009 at 2:27 PM
Nice capture John - not the usual grey action shot that's for sure :wavey:
Posted by Ian Macdermott on October 9, 2009 at 5:30 PM
Nice one John

very sharp and caught at just the right moment :smile:
Posted by Austin Thomas on October 10, 2009 at 4:18 AM
Nicely done John.
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 10, 2009 at 4:56 AM
For me John, this is one of your best pool images to date.. I love it.. Really quite something and brilliantly captured. Very well done.

Brett :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by John Robinson on October 10, 2009 at 5:45 AM
Thans very much all.
Appreciated. :smile:
JohnR
Posted by Barry Southon on October 10, 2009 at 6:08 AM
John

What a nice example of your pool production. Thanks for sharing.
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Posted by Marcus Conway on October 10, 2009 at 8:57 AM
Like this one a lot John. Very intimate and unusual behaviour :toast:
Posted by Tim Munsey on October 10, 2009 at 1:26 PM
Good one John, like the composition.

Tim
Posted by Fran French on October 10, 2009 at 4:14 PM
Not everyone's favourite mammal for various reasons, but they can certainly make for a lovely image. This is a stunner John, i love the varied colours throughout, and the detail in the squirrel is very nice. Nice one.

Fran :toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Lewis Thomson on October 10, 2009 at 7:53 PM
Hi John,

Super shot, suits the square crop very well! Saw one of these swim across the River Wye the other day, never heard of a squirrel swimming before, looked very odd!

Cheers,

Lewis.
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Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 11, 2009 at 8:19 AM
Very nice and well composed shot. :smile:
Posted by Kim Connolly on October 11, 2009 at 9:01 AM
This is beautiful John - love it - but where was the catapult? :biggrin:
Posted by Mark Davies on October 11, 2009 at 5:18 PM
Certainly no ordinary grey shot , super shot, crop just the ticket too.
Posted by John Robinson on October 11, 2009 at 6:29 PM
Thanks again all.
Kim - don't use it when I,m in a hide- can't get me arm through the hole !! :wink:
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by David Taylor on October 11, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Great shot. Looking forward to more non-avian visitors to your pools. :smile: :wink:

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Posted by Mark Sisson on October 12, 2009 at 3:14 AM
Very nice indeed John - I always thought you shooed these fellow away though??!! :wink: :smile:

Mark

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Posted by Danny Green on October 12, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Best Grey Squirrel shot I have ever seen, brilliant.

Danny :toast: :toast: