It's been a long time I did post a picture. I was very busy doing other things then taking pictures. I hope I do get some more time for fotographing. But today I think is a day te be happy, at least for me.
I've been waiting for years to have the squirrel staying in our garden for a few minutes. This one is wandering through the neighbourhood for years and always uses our garden as walk-through but he never stops.
I put a feedingstation in our garden 6 months ago, but until today no success.
The picture was taken through the window (not cleaned for some time) and handhold.
The white spots/stripes on the picture is snow falling down.
1/100
F5.6
ISO 200
500mm + 1.4x
Very nice Tom. Maybe this will encourage you to clean your windows
Posted by Simon Litten on February 9, 2010 at 4:26 PM
Looks good to me! Well done, Tom - I hope it visits again.
Simon
Posted by David Taylor on February 9, 2010 at 6:05 PM
Great capture. Well done indeed.
Posted by John Chapman on February 10, 2010 at 3:37 AM
Hi tom, this is a great capture and also great to have a creature like this in your garden.
Posted by Jeroen Stel on February 10, 2010 at 5:56 AM
Well done getting this Tom!
Perhaps you could place a more natural perch for it to sit on.
Jeroen Stel
Posted by Philip Newman on February 10, 2010 at 7:40 AM
Great start and look forward to seeing more of these images
Posted by Tom Smit on February 10, 2010 at 10:39 AM
Hello all,
Thanks for all the comments and compliments. I'm very happy (with the compliments and the squirrel).
@Jeroen,
Thanks, I try to work that out. Last year I did something like that for birds. I have to made a more robust construction for a squirrel I think but it is worth trying.
Posted by Craig Jones on February 11, 2010 at 6:56 AM
Like the composition and pose caught capturing the 'cheeky' nature look in the face,really like this and it has that comical element too
Posted by Tom Smit on February 11, 2010 at 9:48 AM
Hello all,
Thanks for all the comments and compliments. I'm very happy (with the compliments and the squirrel).
@Jeroen,
Thanks, I try to work that out. Last year I did something like that for birds. I have to made a more robust construction for a squirrel I think but it is worth trying.
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15 repliesI've been waiting for years to have the squirrel staying in our garden for a few minutes. This one is wandering through the neighbourhood for years and always uses our garden as walk-through but he never stops.
I put a feedingstation in our garden 6 months ago, but until today no success.
The picture was taken through the window (not cleaned for some time) and handhold.
The white spots/stripes on the picture is snow falling down.
1/100
F5.6
ISO 200
500mm + 1.4x
Feel free to C&C this one.
Thanks for looking.
You can see some more pictures on
http://www.natuurfocus.com/site/forum/51-Series/90195-Eindelijk-hij-is-gestopt.html#90195. This is a dutch forum.
Congratulations on getting your shot in the end.
JR
well captured
Brobia
Paul.
Tim
Simon
Perhaps you could place a more natural perch for it to sit on.
Jeroen Stel
Thanks for all the comments and compliments. I'm very happy (with the compliments and the squirrel).
@Jeroen,
Thanks, I try to work that out. Last year I did something like that for birds. I have to made a more robust construction for a squirrel I think but it is worth trying.
Thanks for all the comments and compliments. I'm very happy (with the compliments and the squirrel).
@Jeroen,
Thanks, I try to work that out. Last year I did something like that for birds. I have to made a more robust construction for a squirrel I think but it is worth trying.