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 05/30/2011 05:23:47 PM · #26
You have to realize that squirrels are my destiny. I went out to shoot for the Henri Cartier-Besson challenge, and this is the first thing I saw (8 miles from my own squirrels):



Message edited by author 2011-05-30 17:24:03.
 05/30/2011 05:31:03 PM · #27
It's not that I was keeping a respectful distance; the 400mm only focuses down to like 6 feet or something... Here's what I was shooting:

05/30/2011 06:20:22 PM · #28
Originally posted by yanko:
Originally posted by Melethia:
Yes, I can't really expect folks to know he was shot from about a foot away (the shot Robert posted is the position I was in when I took the photo I entered) as it appears to be just another shot from above shot of a ground squirrel with no tail. Next time I will take peanuts and lie on the ground, I promise! :-)


But then Wendy will capture the squirrel biting your nose. :P


No, no, no! Do not let them trick you into laying down on the ground! They won't simply bite your nose, they will rip it from your face! What is wrong with you people? Don't you realize that squirrels kill more people each year than, well than... I'm not sure. But, they do!
 05/30/2011 06:32:16 PM · #29
Originally posted by Melethia:
So. Learned that one should NOT attempt something another DPC'er is VERY good at unless one knows for sure that DPC'er isn't going to enter that thing they are very good at!

I really did try to do something DPC friendly, but missed by a mile. But I did promise Wendy I'll never enter another squirrel. :-)

(snip)

This from the mistress of the pigeon portrait!!!!

Meanwhile, I never could enter this little lady in competition, because expert editing wasn't invented yet.

05/30/2011 07:21:19 PM · #30
All this talk about squirrels is making me hungry
 05/30/2011 07:29:24 PM · #31
Originally posted by monster-zero:
All this talk about squirrels is making me hungry


Seriously... squirrels and dumplings sounds great about now.
05/30/2011 08:16:54 PM · #32
We have the melanistic phase Abert's Squirrels in our mountains. I photograph them all the time, but rarely enter the photos in challenges here. The Abert's Squirrels are indigenous. The Fox Squirrels are an invasive species. I try to steer the Northern Goshawks and owls to the latter.


05/30/2011 08:30:50 PM · #33
Originally posted by hahn23:
We have the melanistic phase Abert's Squirrels in our mountains. I photograph them all the time, but rarely enter the photos in challenges here. The Abert's Squirrels are indigenous. The Fox Squirrels are an invasive species. I try to steer the Northern Goshawks and owls to the latter.



what big ears they have!
 05/30/2011 08:46:54 PM · #34
//www.backwoodsbound.com/zsquir2.html
 05/30/2011 09:08:30 PM · #35
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by monster-zero:
All this talk about squirrels is making me hungry


Seriously... squirrels and dumplings sounds great about now.

Squirrels. Taste like broccoli.
Broccoli and dumplings. Yum.
 05/30/2011 09:23:23 PM · #36
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
//www.backwoodsbound.com/zsquir2.html

It's important to mention the risks of eating squirrels. Even if it's remote, it's not a risk I'd take.
 05/30/2011 09:28:55 PM · #37
Originally posted by hahn23:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
//www.backwoodsbound.com/zsquir2.html

It's important to mention the risks of eating squirrels. Even if it's remote, it's not a risk I'd take.


I ain't eatin' no brains.... well, not in my current non-zombie state.
05/30/2011 10:01:14 PM · #38
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
Originally posted by hahn23:
Originally posted by fotomann_forever:
//www.backwoodsbound.com/zsquir2.html

It's important to mention the risks of eating squirrels. Even if it's remote, it's not a risk I'd take.


I ain't eatin' no brains.... well, not in my current non-zombie state.

Oh, the problem with the squirrels was in Kentucky. And, it's Tennessee which borders Alabama. I get those States confused.

No offense intended towards any person, State or squirrel. And, before someone else posts the link, the squirrels of the Western US pose their own risk.

Message edited by author 2011-05-30 22:04:19.
 05/30/2011 10:29:49 PM · #39
Dangers surround us... Look at Processed Meats

We are all doomed I tell ya. :O)

Ray
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