Squirrel-O-Rama

tedolf · Jun 6, 2011

Post your u 4/3 photos of wild squirrels here. I am facinated by these creatures which I find simultaneously endearing and replusive (look at the face closely-somwhat Satanic?). In any event, they are good practice for sports and wildlife photography.

I will get us started with some recent photos. Lens type, settings etc. will be appreciated. All hand held

Oly M. Zuiko 40-150mm:

Super cheap "Five Star" 70-200mm Nikon F mount zoom (shot at f/11, f/16?):

And the squirreliest one of them all!

Tedolph

osage_archer · Jun 6, 2011

I don't think it was safe to get so close to that last one! Here are several I have already in my gallery.

greerd · Jun 6, 2011

Here's a few of one of the little critters raiding the bird feeder. The evidence is all over its face. All shot handheld with G1 and 100-300.

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Doug Greer

3Tigers · Jun 6, 2011

Some great shots with that 100-300 lens. Here is a squirrel I took through my dirty window.

tedolf · Jun 6, 2011

definatley looks demonic.

Tedolph

RS2 · Jun 6, 2011

100-300 on GH2

I was lucky to have escaped with my life.

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Ron

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronssmith/

tedolf · Jun 6, 2011

RS2 said:
100-300 on GH2

I was lucky to have escaped with my life.

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Ron

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronssmith/

That's Lucifer!

TEdolph

greerd · Jun 7, 2011

+1, Lucifer on steroids!!
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Doug Greer

greerd · Jun 7, 2011

tedolf said:
definatley looks demonic.

Tedolph

They're little monsters alright, and they don't like being chased out of the bird feeders. Wanda's had some good battles with them, very entertaining to watch.
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Doug Greer

mark1000 · Jun 7, 2011

GH2 and 100-300, resized for the web.

EXIF

Camera Panasonic
Model DMC-GH2
ISO 800
Exposure 1/1250 sec
Aperture 5.6
Focal Length 300mm

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Mark.

tjuster1 · Jun 7, 2011

toon12 · Jun 7, 2011

hope so!
Richard

osage_archer · Jun 7, 2011

Our cat caught one the other day, they're unusual here in west TN. Managed to get him to release it and it recovered and ran away - now I'm sure they come out only at night and I haven't been able to get any pictures of them! Although they are both basically "rats" - tree rats and ground rats - the chipmunks are cuter!

toon12 · Jun 7, 2011

osage_archer said:
Our cat caught one the other day, they're unusual here in west TN. Managed to get him to release it and it recovered and ran away - now I'm sure they come out only at night and I haven't been able to get any pictures of them! Although they are both basically "rats" - tree rats and ground rats - the chipmunks are cuter!

scads of them here in Ontario, they run around in the daytime. Lots of squirrels too, just haven't focused on them yet.
Richard

RS2 · Jun 7, 2011

... I'll add this one, although it was taken with my Canon 5DII and a 400/5.6L

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Ron

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronssmith/

Bobo Hodls · Jun 7, 2011

Keep practicing - eventually you'll come to learn how to obtain more than just common snapshots, if you really care and put some effort into it. You might pick up some tips from the other messages that hold images that appear to have been taken by photographers of some experience and skill.

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...Bob, NYC

'Well, sometimes the magic works. . . Sometimes, it doesn't.' - Little Big Man

http://www.bobtullis.com

amtberg · Jun 7, 2011

amtberg · Jun 7, 2011

He looks cold.

tedolf · Jun 7, 2011

mark1000 said:
GH2 and 100-300, resized for the web.

EXIF

Camera Panasonic
Model DMC-GH2
ISO 800
Exposure 1/1250 sec
Aperture 5.6
Focal Length 300mm

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Mark.

impressed. Especially at 300mm. Was that hand held?

TEdolph

tedolf · Jun 7, 2011

Well, I duno.

Anyway, try to get down at eye level rather than shooting down on them.

Then post some more!

Tedolph

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