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A tasty peanut?!


A tasty peanut?!
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Copyright: Pieter van der Horst (sAner) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-09-25
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 350D, Sigma AF 100-300/f4.0 EX APO, B+W 82mm UV-HAZE
Exposure: f/4, 1/80 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Tour de Canada
Date Submitted: 2005-11-28 13:34
Viewed: 2051
Points: 52
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
After we had left Jasper NP, we went to Wells Gray Provincial Park. We camped near a little town called Clearwater and we were very close to the actual park. For over 2,5 weeks we had seen numerous squirrels now but we hadn't been able to capture one on our cmos chip. A funny little squirrel came near our campervan and luckily we had the right lens attached. I threw a peanut and my girlfriend snapped a few shots. The conditions were horrible as she had to zoom in at 263mm, but could not get the shutterspeed faster than 1/80 (because of lack of light). Of course we should have set a higher ISO speed or used the tripod, but there was no time for that. The fact this photo is pretty well focused is entirely due to the steady hands of my girlfriend.

Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus or Pine Squirrel, Chickaree)

Description - This squirrel is rust-red to greyish-red above being brightest on the sides, white or greyish-white below and the tail is similar to the back color but is outlined with a broad, black band edged in white. The coat is duller in the summer and a black line separated the back and underbelly colours. The average red squirrel weighs 7-12 ounces.

Distribution - The red squirrel is abundant in any kind of forest, coniferous, pine, mixed or hardwood forests, often around buildings. They occur through much of Canada and most of B.C.

from: http://www.bcadventure.com/

Wells Gray Provincial Park is located in British Columbia, Canada and also known as the waterfall park due to the many waterfalls within the park. Wells Gray has something to offer every outdoor interest: lush alpine meadows, excellent birding and wildlife viewing opportunities; hiking for every ability, ranging from a few minutes on a level trail to many days with a map and compass; boating, canoeing and kayaking. Guiding businesses offer horseback riding, canoeing, river-rafting, fishing and hiking; and the history enthusiast can learn about the early homesteaders, trappers, and prospectors, or about the natural forces that produced Wells Gray’s many volcanoes, waterfalls, mineral springs and glaciers.

from: http://www.ntvalley.com/wellsgray/

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You may hit me as hard as you can!

Shutter Speed: 1/80
F-stop: f/4
Focal length: 263mm
ISO Speed: 200
White Balance Mode: Cloudy
AF Mode: AI Focus AF
Weather Condition: Partly clouded
Time: 16:14:05
Tripod: no
Flash: no
Filters: B&W UV Filter
wallhalla15, hummingbird24, scottevers7, marhowie, red45, dew77, fiyo, Fisher, Janice, livios, annagrace, Luc, tiobibi, Signal-Womb, PDP, mogens-j, nardophoto has marked this note useful
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Hi Pieter,
this squirrel is soooo lovely.
This nice eyes and the bushi tail. So sweeeet, thank you very much, I enjoyed it very much and have now a smile in my face, thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda

Hi Pieter!
great subject- i really like your new friend :-)

Hello Pieter, this is an excellent Picture. Pose is great. I love this cute squirrel. Great colours, excellent sharpness, a very nice composition with great POV. Well done. Thanks for posting. Have a great week.

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  • reina Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 260 W: 1 N: 328] (2024)
  • [2005-11-28 16:23]

Hoi Peter, mooi shot, vooral het rode besje is de finishing touch!
Fijne avond Reina

Hello Pieter,

This one tops the adorability chart!

Wonderful details, colors (I especially like red peanut? where do you find this?), lighting is well done, nice POV, and great note.

Thank you.

Hi Pieter,
I would say your girlfriend did an excellent job. The composition, detail, and colors look really good. Very high cuttness factor going on here. Looks like you lured him in with some gourmet treats.
Scott

Still even under those conditions you managed an excellent shot, the detail is good, and its well exposed.

Greg

Well composed and very well done under the conditions..Very good light and natural color.
Nice POV of your little nut sniffin' rodent
:-)) She did good! Great post Pieter.
Thank You.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2005-11-29 1:20]

What a lovely and interesting squirrel that you have very well captured ! I like its pose smelling the peanut. I also appreciate the complementary note... Congratulations Sandra and thanks for sharing.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2705 W: 74 N: 8864] (30243)
  • [2005-11-29 2:50]

Hi Sandra and Pieter!

Good one. Squirrels are always funny subjects. Very nice pose and moment. Red peanut is a nice bonus to your photo. Good story and very good shot in such conditions!

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2005-11-29 2:52]

Hello Pieter!
Very nice capture.POV,sharpness,details,clear eyes and your cute model are wonderful.Great results at f4 and 1/80.TFS...:-)

Hi Pieter,
Very good captured!
Great compsition, and excellent colours,
very good sharpness and details.
TFS!

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  • fiyo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 987 W: 5 N: 2762] (10618)
  • [2005-11-29 6:53]

Hello Pieter,
Lovely composition and POV.Very good lighting, sharp and detailed image, very nice colours. TFS

Hi Pieter,

Excellent shot and well done on the composition.
That DOF just made it, close one friend.

Mike

Hi Pieter,
its a cute little fellow you have caught.
You did well under these circumstances, I know how it's when it's lack of light.
I like the POV and the pose. Well composed and nice colours.
Well done, my friend.

Superb shot!
It's really good as for the one taken without prepare in quite hard condissions. Perfect framing and POV.
I like it very much.
WELL DONE & TFS

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3315 W: 148 N: 6113] (18648)
  • [2005-11-29 14:20]

Good shot Sandra! Such a cute little animal, and you did a good job, well done.
Janice

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  • livios Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2156 W: 322 N: 4258] (16906)
  • [2005-11-30 9:02]

Pieter, despite the bad conditions you mentioned, the shot is great - yeah, your gf has steady hands.

Very nice colors and mood to show us this cute moment.

I like colors too.

A wonderful last post, Pieter. I am sad to see you go but I completely understand. Thanks for posting and I'll see you on your website.

Alli

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1872 W: 304 N: 4301] (14733)
  • [2005-12-23 15:44]

Hello Pieter!
Personal assessment of the photo: great. I like the composition.
Capacity of evocation in me: very strong.
Strong visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
TFS.
Have a good day!

Merry Christmas to you and to those whom you cherish, Pieter, and thanks for sharing your beautifull pictures. I really believe that it is worth to make it to be in contact with our increasingly small world.
I am at Granby with my father. We have a great time together preparing the banquet to come for Christmas.
Take care my young friend.
Luc

Hi Pieter, lovely capture you give us with good placement of Squirrel and nice choice of frame. Very nice work.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2006-01-27 6:54]

Hello Pieter, good to see you back. This is a very nice image. I like the pose of the squirrel and the red berry looks great. I think it could do with a little USM but that's all. Well done.

Very cute little Red Squirrel you captured here Pieter. Lovely pose and it does not even look the slightst scared. Very good and natural colours, great sharpness and very good composition. Great informative note too.

Pieter, this photo is excellent.
Perfect composition, great exposure, very pleasing DOF and a charming subject.
I don't know if it's the DOF or motion blur but I get the feeling that the camera was slightly rotated at the moment of capture. There's a sense of movement around the edges. It's not a criticism at all, I like it.

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  • Viera Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 82 W: 0 N: 72] (488)
  • [2006-12-28 14:43]

Hi Pieter,
excellent shot!The squirrel is very cute and seem to be daring.I like sharpness and true colours of your photo.
Regards,
Viera

hi
I think your squiriell is a Douglas very small a native one if it was smaller than others Lots of them over but will get pushed about with bigger Squirrels like in Vancover hope you enjoyed the falls

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