Had it not been for this Sherman's Fox Squirrel leaning down to munch on his acorn, I may well have missed him. He was only a few yards off of a dirt road but nearly undetectable b/c his natural surroundings camouflaged him so well. Normally, they are quite skittish at this State forest b/c of the hunting, so I was pretty excited for this opportunity. Of course the light was bad, it was windy and my equipment was in the trunk. Backed up far enough to retrieve my equipment quietly and proceeded closer and closer (in camo myself), shooting at each interval. For me this capture speaks volumes to how well they have learned to use their environment.
This was cropped from horizontal probably over 50%. It was tough to post process and I am not too happy with the version after compression. There seem to be some aberrations throughout the BG which are only showing up on this version.
Canon 40D, Canon 100-400L @ 400mm
F5.6, 1/250sec, ISO 640, manual mode
Handheld, Cropped from horizontal
C & C always welcomed and much appreciated.
Marina Scarr
www.marinascarrphotography.com







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