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Meerkat


Meerkat
Photo Information
Copyright: Annick Vanderschelden (vanderschelden) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2711 W: 78 N: 7405] (30145)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-12-02
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon 350D (Digital Rebel XT), 70-200f2.8L IS
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-22 11:50
Viewed: 748
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Photographer's note:
Often very strange how animals got their names.
The'Meerkat'is a good example; as you can read in the underneath wiki note...


Wiki:
Meerkat is an English loan word from Afrikaans. The name itself came from Dutch but by misidentification. In Dutch meerkat (as Meerkatze in German) means guenon, a monkey of the Cercopithecus genus which possibly derives from Sanskrit markata (monkey). The traders of the Dutch East India Company were likely familiar with such animals, but the Dutch settlers attached the name to the wrong animal at the Cape. In Dutch the name for the suricate is stokstaartje ("little stick-tail").

According to African popular belief (mainly in the Zambian/Zimbabwean region), the meerkat is also known as the sun angel, as it protects villages from the moon devil or the werewolf which is believed to attack stray cattle or lone tribesmen.

Meta:
Camera Model
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Shooting Date/Time
25/11/2006 10:36:48
Shooting Mode
Shutter-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/160
Av( Aperture Value )
4.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
98.0 - 280.0mm
Focal Length
280.0mm
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Annick, This little guy looks very, very unhappy. Thanks for posting. Cheers

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  • Karin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 418 W: 5 N: 268] (2089)
  • [2006-12-22 13:09]

Halo Annick,
Weer een prachtig sfeervol portret!
Goede weergave van de pels, perfecte belichting.
Bedankt voor het delen en prettige feestdagen!
Karin

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2009 W: 122 N: 2581] (8424)
  • [2006-12-22 13:18]

U bent echt goed bezig geweest de laatste maanden Annick en het moet gezegd worden de progressie is op het scherm te zien en het doet me deugd als ik mensen zie groeien met hun hobby, gefeliciteerd en een prettige dagen toegewenst.
gr. jaap

Hello Annick,
this is very nice shot from the meerkat. Very good POV, great sharpness, details and natural colours. This is a very nice composition. Thank you for posting.
I wish you a merry christmas.
Gr.
Heinz

Hi Annick,
Nice pose of this Meerkat, and you catched it with a very good POV.
I like a lot the furs details.
Very good the composition and frame used.
Congratulations and happy holidays,
JM

Lovely portrait of this funny mustelide.
Andrea

Merry Christmas

Bonjour Annik.
Trés belle image.

Bonita imagen de ese meerkat

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2006-12-23 9:17]

Hello Annick,
amazing shot; sharpness, colors, light, composition, everything is excellent !
Happy Holiday.

Hi Annick,

Sorry if the Rufous-bellied Thrush (Turdus rufiventris) is not sitting on a branch, but in my backyard, to get the better light I need to photograph the birds on that tray, where I offer many fruits as an attractive; so, I can capture them in those angles with that BG and a good light.

Regards,
AC

Hello Annick

I love these little fun loving critters. Nice portrait. Lovely work. Seasons greetings to you and your family. :-)

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  • badar Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 108 W: 0 N: 159] (785)
  • [2006-12-30 7:46]

Hi Annick,
Nice composition & sharp details.
TFS
Badruddin Ali

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