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Morning Beauty-II for *Ulla*


Morning Beauty-II for *Ulla*
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Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5104 W: 178 N: 12503] (34135)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-15
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon D-5000, Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX DG APO HSM, @ ISO 500
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Bayram's Dedications-II, Mammals from the Middle East & Europe [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-06-16 0:26
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Sciurus anomalus (Persian or Caucasian Squirrel) (in Turk. Sincap, Acem Sincabı)

Hi friends, another shot from different POV of this morning delight which I encountered on my way to work yesterday! And today, I would like to dedicate this posting to a perfect and beautiful lady on TN, Ulla KRUYS (uleko) who is an admirer of this cute “uninvited” visitors:) and also one of great experienced nature photographers on TN. A belated Welcome back! present Ulla. Hope you can like this!

TFL and Have a nice day!
Cheers,

©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.

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Squirrels are often considered harmful because they eat or collect some fruits and seeds in residential areas. They may even gnaw and remove the bark of some trees such as the pine, spruce, fir and beech in rural areas. The damage they cause to seeds and seedlings might be sometimes remarkably high in agricultural areas. However, squirrels also play an important role in plant distribution. In Turkey, two tree squirrel species of the genus Sciurus occur allopatrically: the Persian squirrel (Sciurus anomalus) and the Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris). The second one lives only in Turkish Thrace (European Turkey). Persian squirel has not long bristle tuft on the tips of earlaps.

Persian squirel is a species is the only representative of the rodent family Sciuridae in the Middle East. This species is distributed from Greece (only known from Lesvos island) through Turkey, Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria in coniferous and temperate mixed forests. Three subspecies of the Persian Squirrel are recognized;

1. Sciurus anomalus anomalus distributed in the southern former Soviet Union,
2. Sciurus anomalus pallescens in northern Iraq and
3. Sciurus anomalus syriacus in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine.

This separation is based on the coloration of specimens; where as Sciurus anomalus syriacus has dark dorsal pelage and its tail and feet are generally dark in colour, while S. a. anomalus has a deep red tail and S. a. pallescens has pale back and feet and yellowish brown tail .

References:

1. Amr, Z. S. Eid, E., Qarqaz, M. A. Abu Baker, M. (2006). The Status and Distribution of the Persian Squirrel, Sciurus anomalus (Mammalia: Rodentia: Sciuridae), in Dibbeen Nature Reserve, Jordan. Zoologische Abhandlungen (Dresden) 55: 199-207.
2. Albayrak, I. & Arslan, A. (2006). Contribution to the Taxonomical and Biological Characteristics of Sciurus anomalus in Turkey (Mammalia: Rodentia). Turkish Journal of Zoology, 30: 111-116.
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Merhaba Bayram hocam,

Çok sevimli bir sincabı yine çok başarılı bir şekilde görüntülemişsiniz. Detaylar ve kompozisyon harika. Paylaşım için çok teşekkürler hocam. Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık.

Saygı ve selamlar.

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 56 N: 4768] (16394)
  • [2009-06-16 1:05]

Hello MF Bayram,
wonderful dedication and great shot of this beauty.
Wow, this is a great shot with beautiful light and a beautiful pose of the squirrel. The sharpness is impressive and the colours add to a beautiful composition. Thank you!
Best regards Siggi

good DOF, impressive shot, beautiful pose and timing to catch the squirrel going down the tree

hello bayram,
its always nice grtting back at TN, i am glad to see this lovely dedication to a lovely lady. i liked the pose, the eye contact and the pov very much,
tfs & regards
pankaj

Bayram hocam, değerlibir TN üyesi ve son derece kibar Ulla anneannemiz için süper bir hediye olmuş. Bu kerataya hayran olmamak mümkün mü? çok da mükemmel çekmişsiniz yine.
Elinize ve emeğinize sağlık.
Deniz

hehe:) dayi anladigim kadariyla cok sirine bu:) verdigi poza baksana. Sabah is dopingi gibi geldi bana. Gene cok guzel cekmissin. Sana birsey soylemek istermis gibi bakiyor.
Eline saglik dayi. Selamlar.
Merih

Bayram hocam bu poz da çok güzel olmuş. Tam da yüz yüze gelmişsiniz. Nefis bir çekim.
Emeğinize sağlık.
Nazım

:) çok sevimli ve harika bir poz çekim olmuş Bayram hocam.
Renker,detaylarve kompozisyon sıradışı güzellikte.
Emeğinize sağlık. Saygılar.
Bahadır

Love the expression in this guys eyes and the catchlight it adds so much of meaning and life to the picture. No nits really

Selam my dear friend,
Congratulations for owning the Nikon D5000. A nice capture of this beautiful squirrel. Sharp details and a lovely composition. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Ciao Bayram, an other great capture of this lovely creature, splendid pose, beautiful light and colors, wonderful details and excellent sharpness, very well done my friend, ciao Silvio

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 801 W: 3 N: 2100] (6596)
  • [2009-06-16 7:14]

A great shot of this little rat, Bayram ;-))!!! It is beautiful and you managed a great exposure even though photographing under a tree is hard to do because of light and shadow. This tiny animal is also perfect, sharp and you captured its curiosity so well. thank you Bayram!

Francine

Hello Bayram !
Nice to see another picture from this cute visitor, he's so lovely - once again, he seems to be all smiling and cheerful. You have chosen a perfect POV here, and I also like the way you have composed the picture. The patches of blue sky in the BG are very nice. Very well done my friend !
Valérie.

Bayram Merhaba,
Bu sevimli model güzel pozlar vermek için ne mümkünse yapmış gibi.Yine harika bir güzellik,çok kaliteli bir çekim.
Eline sağlık.

and this so much beautiful picture, as if it waits for it goes up in your embrace
TFS Bayram MF
Nasos from Kerkini lake

merhaba hocam,
nefis bir çalışma olmuş,
netlik ve renkler harika detaylar süper.
Elinize sağlık.
en güzel dileklerimle hoşca kalın.

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  • PeterZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2405 W: 94 N: 5564] (17694)
  • [2009-06-16 10:33]

Hello Bayram,
Wonderful photo in a perfect sharp focus on the head. Great action, pose and frontal POV. Beautiful colours and composition.
Regards,
Peter

Waaaavvv..kanka valla uzun süredir bu kadar çok gülümsediğimi hatırlamıyorum. Adeta kucağına fırlayacak gibi durmuş. Tam da hareket halinde gibi. Yoksa sıçradımı?:) Eline sağlık kankim.
Gökhan

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1066 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-06-16 11:04]
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Olmaz böyle bir güzellik. Hayretler içindeyim hocam. Birden İzmire dönesim geldi. Teknik açıdan da süper bir görüntü almışsınız. Ulla için de hoş bir hediye.
Emeğinize sağlık. Diyarbakır'dan selamlar.
Saygılar,
Mehmet

Hello MF Bayram,
another fantastic capture of this Persian squirel, i like the great frontal POV with a lovely eye contact, superb sharpness and lighting, very well composed.
TFS
Best regards
Ciao maurizio

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3001 W: 162 N: 989] (2897)
  • [2009-06-16 11:19]
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Hello Bayram,
Thank you so much for this delightful dedication!! I love the curious and alert look on its face and would love to cuddle it if it wasn't for its sharp claws! :-) Good timing in beautiful light, great sharpness and beautiful, warm and natural colours.
Many thanks and kind regards, Ulla

Merhaba Bayram. Another amazing capture in very good warm light. Very well composed.

Roberto

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2921 W: 34 N: 8658] (32266)
  • [2009-06-16 12:31]

Hi Bayram. A fine dedication to are friend Ulla. This is a good close up of this cute animal. With its big eye looking straight at you. Very good detai land colours in the fur. well
done TFS.
Nick..

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3825 W: 190 N: 11396] (35111)
  • [2009-06-16 12:32]

Hello Bayram,
Nice of you to make this tribute to Ulla: she appreciates it! Once again a delightful capture of this Caucasian Squirrel, the technical features, POV and pose on the tree trunk being superb.
Thanks Dostum,
All the best,
Ivan

Hello Bayram friend!

The picture is a poem, this time the attitude of the squirrel is more interesting. It seems that she has so much interest in posing as you in photography. Should be adopted as a pet, it seems to be along very well. Thank you for sharing this second picture of the sequence.

Regards,

Jesús

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2009-06-16 15:10]

Hi Bayram,it seem that you have good time whit this squirrel..and that he like to be photographed by you..ehehe....this different point of view is very very nice,another top quality pic in your fantastic gallery!! Have a nice day my friend,LUCIANO

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  • Juyona Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2267 W: 10 N: 2646] (15625)
  • [2009-06-16 16:27]

Hola Bay,
magnífica captura y dedicatoria,
atractivo pov y fabuloso encuadre.
saludos amigo.

Salam Bayram,

Another great shot of this Persian Squirrel with excellent sharpness & details. TFS.

Regards

Umar

Hi lb Bayram,

nice picture from these Squirrel.
Good pov.

Gert

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  • eng55 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1158 W: 32 N: 1194] (3660)
  • [2009-06-16 23:26]

Günaydın Dostum,
Yine harika yakalamışsın.Herhalde lensteki yansımasına bakıyor.Detaylar,kadraj,alan derinliği kullanımı mükemmel olmuş.Çok da sevimli:)
Selamlar,ellerine sağlık..

Bayram:) sanki ustune kucagina atlaycak gibi...
cok tatli durmus.. eline saglik..
Leyla.

Merhaba Bayram
another great shot from your cute model, wonderful pose with his curious look direct in your camera, superb details on his face
excellent colors and lighting
Have a good evening
Jacqueline

Hi again, Big bro!
I just keep trying to catch up with all your postings...
I know I have a few left!
A splendid dedication to Ulla!
i love the expression on this cute squirrel's face!
Cheers!
Goldy

Merhaba Hocam,
Bu sevimli yaramazla harika işler çıkarmışsınız...Zamanlamanız süper.Eline sağlık.
Selamlarımla..

hAyAti

hello Bayram

all your squirrel photos are excellent and beautiful
but for today i choosed this one to critique because of
the subjet's pose and its wonderful eye-contact with you,
very fine frontal POV, also DOF and framing,
with wonderful warm luminosity and colour tones, TFS

Asbed

great series and fantastic pose,Bayram


greetings sERGIO

Merhaba Hocam,
Başka bir açıdan gene güzel bir kare olmuş, elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla

Hello Bayram,
Superb capture with beautiful natural colours
The action of this nervous squirrel is well frozen!
Great job
Albert
PS: I'm now back home

Süper dinamik bir çekim hocam. Sanki üzerinize saıçrayacak gibi. Elinize sağlık.
Saygılarımla,
Özgür

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