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    What an awesome creature this is! My folks have a number of barbecues on their cottage property, and this little guy/gal has set up shack in one of them. My brother and sister-in-law were the ones to be startled by it when they were there with their kids when they opened the lid of the BBQ and have it jump out...so that was a nice heads up knowing that we were also going there a few days later.

    Knowing that this is a very rarely seen critter I of course brought my gear in the anticipation and big-time hopes it was still there. Boy was I hoping. Well, here it is! My boys had a great look at it too, something I'm sure they'll remember for a long time!

    Canon 7D + 100-400mm, manual exposure, evaluative metering, 1/640s., f/8, ISO 800, natural light, handheld, full-frame, a small piece of debris cloned out from the whiskers.

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    Hi Daniel - nice to see you posting over here. Very nice image with excellent light, detail and sharpness. I'm ok with this comp but curious whether you got any images with the whole body given the flexibility of the 100-400. You don't say what your focal length was.

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    Hi Daniel, great to see you spreading your wings and posting in Wildlife.

    Firstly, the image overall I feel is a little too saturated and knowing the IQ of your birds it surprises me, however the light might well be that strong & rich? Good to see you just opened the eyes up a fraction to bring through the definition, however and again it's just my thoughts about the 7D, but this looks a little 'sooty', as if there was too much contrast or clarity? The dark green of the BKG works to separate the subject nicely and the inclusion of the OOF vegetation bottom RHC also gives context to the location. The good composition is a given, however the look to camera makes it special, as I personally like that, as it connects with the viewer.

    Hope to see more Daniel, don't 'squirrel' these shots away, please post more.

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    Hey guys, thanks...I'm still pretty stoked about this!

    Rachel, this was at 400mm, and yes I got some full body images although most were obscured in one way or another...I'll likely post one that was right out in the clear for a brief moment. I love the curve of the skin fold hence some tight comps. I'm sure glad I did not get rid of this lens!

    Steve, I know what you mean, and I actually reduced the warmth of the WB balance here. The light was very warm, less than 30 minutes before the sun set behind the hills. The description for this species has "cinnamon" as pelt colour on the top and "light buff" below if that helps judge the saturation here.
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    Not very many people ever see a flying squirrel let alone get a good image of one with a camera. Nice and sharp, I like the light. When I was young a couple of friends and I made traps and captured three of these. We kept them in a big cage that we built. We put a hamster wheel in the cage and they would run on it at night. We only kept them for a couple of weeks and then let them go. Very cool little squirrels.

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    Hi Daniel,

    what a great little chap. I like it as it is. Never have seen one, sadly.

    Have a great day

    Ciao
    Anette

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    I like the close up intimate feel to this, 400 was the right choice for me.
    Great find and a beautiful little guy!
    Dan Kearl

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    Hi Daniel,

    Very nice job getting this fellow. I also very much like the arch of the skin coming down from the front leg. The pose is alert with good details on the face. I have only had fleeting glimpses of two of these squirrels here in Alaska. Those two were very light brown/cinnamon, so your image and light conditions seem consistent for color. I assume they are rarely seen and more rarely photographed anywhere. Intereior Alaska is the western and northern limit of their range. A very special image. TFS

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