Ground Squirrels-A Domestic Scene

[Gabriela Plesea]

Spotted these delightful little squirrels during a recent trip to the Kalahari- after a lot of playing and running Mom and her offspring settled for a grooming session and I managed a few shots of them, here is one I like the most...

Nikon D3S
Nikon 500mm
1/1000s
F6.3
+0.3 EV

Comments and critique welcome...

Kind regards,

[Mitch Carucci]

Charming image. The toned B&W works for me. It simplifies the composition and helps draw the eye to the wonderful interaction between mother & pups.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Very cute image Gabriela. The interaction is great. I might try lightening the darkest shadows a bit. But overall very nice!

[Kerry Perkins]

Very nicely captured and processed Gabriela. The tones are wonderful and what a cute moment of nature. The end of the tail on the left is a wee bit close to the edge, but not a big deal. I like this image a lot.

[Judy Howle]

Very nice grouping, and I like your processing.

[Cheryl Slechta]

Lovely image, Gabriela. Very intimate and charming. I love the toning that you used and the vignette

[gary ellwein]

A touching moment nicely captured. B & W was a good choice.

[Gabriela Plesea]

Dear Friends-I cannot thank you enough for your kind and positive feedback! Much appreciated! This image went through some PP work some time before I have learnt from my BPN mates that detail does matter I just felt like posting something cute and delightful so that I can stay in touch with you...our home has been recently "occupied" by two very special little ones (my partner's children) and I have not been able to process images and post...will be back soon...right now we are just trying to pass on the little knowledge we have on photography to the kids...hoping they'll learn to love and appreciate wildlife and all that Mother Nature has to offer

Warmest regards,