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    I have made 6 trips to YNP in the past 8 weeks and there has been a dearth of wildlife to photograph. On some trips, I never tripped the shutter. I did find this Richardson's ground squirrel on a recent trip. I removed an OOF blade of grass that seemed to be growing out of the squirrel's head.
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    Andrew, I like the pose of the squirrel and the way it is using it's paws. Very cute and the long stalks of grass add a nice sense of environment. Not sure how much of a crop this is but I would perhaps have moved the squirrel to the left of frame, with a bit more space on the right, just to move it off centre a bit. I like the soft oof background.

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    Hi Andrew, IMHO this is your best Wildlife image to date. The pose is a little cracker, but the detail & sharpness is spot on, seems you have cracked it. Agree with Hilary on adding a bit more room to the RHS. If you had got a little lower...

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    Exposure and detail are perfect, but the pose trumps all. I do agree with the crop suggestions, getting it out of the middle of the frame with more space to the side where he's faced and looking.

    Well done.

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    Thanks for your comments.
    Hilary, I agree with you about the crop. It is a FF shot. I wish I had moved the lens barrel a bit to the right to add more space on the right but that area was a bit cluttered.
    Steve, I was as low as I could go. My tripod was at its bottom point when I shot the image.
    David, thanks for your comments about the exposure & detail.
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    Andrew - great pose and detail. Agree about more room on the rhs. Too bad about the dearth of wildlife in YNP recently, shouldn't the rut be starting?

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    Rachel, the elk are rutting. However, it has been so warm lately that the action seems to be occurring mostly at night & in the high mountain meadows. The heat has probably slowed down the action also.
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    Special pose for the camera! Great IQ!

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    exceedingly cute.... very well taken.

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    Hi Andrew, as mentioned above lovely pose with good detail and sharpness. Like the upright grass stalks supporting and framing the pose of the squirel.

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    Terrific image and agreed with all good comment
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    Harshad, Pieter, Ishmeet & Rudi thanks for your comments.
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    Sorry to be late to the party here, Andrew...excellent image and the low angle and pose are so cool...
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    Thanks Morkel. Its good to hear from you.
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    Nice low angle. Like the way the squirrel is picking at the grass.

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