This Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel was photographed at treeline on Mt. Hood in Oregon in the fall shortly before these guys begin hibernation. It was very roly-poly with fat and looked to be in good shape to survive the winter under ground. 20D, 28-135mm at 135mm,1/250, f/8, ISO 400. Hand held. Comments are welcome.
Hey Steve,
This one really popped out to me. Great pose, a nice, healthy looking subject, and a nicely colored BG too. I think this guy's going to wake up this Spring still feeling a little bloated.
He looks all set for winter... lol. I agree with others - really nice pose and the raised paw is great. I might try cropping alittle more left and right to make it even more of a vertical capture. Nice image!
A great capture of an interesting looking Squirrel. Personally I would crop closer to try to remove some of the OOF rock at the bottom and right hand side.
Steve,
I agree its a nice well rounded fellow ready for hibernation. I like the pose. The background colour attracts attention but I am ok with it. I think you can crop a bit from the right and the bottom to shed shome portions of the rock. Overall I like this image.
Cheers,
Sabyasachi
Steve, I love the image, the soft light, the look on its face, the pose and head angle. And especially the BKGR.
Ask yourself, "Which part of the image adds nothing to it at all?" and you will find a much needed crop.
BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.
BIRDS AS ART Online Store: we will not sell you junk. 35 years of long lens experience. Please e-mail with gear questions.
Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,