I have been spending a lot of time in the local park recently since I bought the new camera equipment. The squirrels here are quite friendly and they are not camera shy. This guy was about 10 feet or so away from me. He is holding a nut that I set on the rail. They aren't only fun to watch... they do crazy things. While this one had my attention, his friend was rummaging through my camera bag :)
Camera Model: Canon EOS 10D
Camera serial number: 1020300016
Firmware: Firmware Version 1.0.1
Date/Time: 2003:11:14 15:41:17
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 11
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Center-weighted average
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 400
Lens: 75.0 to 300.0 mm
Focal length: 300.0mm
AF mode: One-shot AF
Image size: 3072 x 2048
Rotation: none
Image quality: Fine
White balance: Auto
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 6: Tv/Av and exposure level: 1/3 stop
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Ahhh Setz...bucking the "cute kitten" trend eh? Are squirrels becoming "cliche" here at DPC? Not in this case ;-). This shot takes a run of the mill squirrel type shot to another level AND fits the challenge perfectly. Of course the spectacular composition and stellar sharpness of the image go without saying. Nice work!
What a great capture with him clutching his nuts! Brilliant. Very clear, crisp and well framed shot with good DOF which could only have been improved with longer range to include tail.
Great color, contrast, and clarity. Awesome photo. Would have love to edit the eye so it was opaque white and then rename the photo to "Even a Blind Squirrel Finds a Nut Sometimes. Its still my top selection for this challenge.
An excellent capture of this squirrel. Photographically, it's right on. But is it a literalistic interpretation of the phrase: You are Nuts? This is "Your nuts", if you are the squirrel. Works if its a sound alike literalism.
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