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HenrikSpranz

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A Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) checking the situation. I love these guys.

A Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) checking the situation. I love these guys.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

settings

Aperture f/2 ISO 1000 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 135/1

upload_date

Oct, 2015

Views

3291

Likes

+796

Awards

Contest Finalist in One Is Enough Photo Contest

People's Choice in Animals & Autumn Photo Challenge

Peer Award

+148

Superb Composition

+68

Top Choice

+58

Absolute Masterpiece

+41

Outstanding Creativity

+15

Magnificent Capture

+11

All Star

Superior Skill

Genius

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Congratulations on your People's choice Challenge award!

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Thanks so much! :)

very well done great work

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Thanks a lot Michael!

I just love this picture it's perfect and the squirrel even posed for the picture!

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Thanks so much - glad you like it :).

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This one is so cute photo This Squirrel might say " okay, I am so ready to take photo of me. So that u can snap a photo of me." Lolololol

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Haha...though it was more surprised to see mee - thank you :)!

Love this shot and the below eye level perspective. The bokeh makes it that much better!

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Thanks a lot! The bokeh was the one I wanted to achieve in this shot :).

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I had a pet squirrel.... I love this photo!

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Thanks a lot Debra! Aww...I bet you were loving it :).

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Awesome snap!

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Thank you so much! :)

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Another incredible shot! Congrats!

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Thank you another time Carol :)!

Lovely shot

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Thank you Heather!

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Thanks a bunch! :)

stunning image

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Location

I took this photo in Vienna in Austria - the place where I live.

Time

This photo was shot early in the morning - early enough for being first in the park and late enough to have a perfect light.

Lighting

The best light for such a photo in a forest scene is when the subject doesn't get direct light, but the background does - but it has still to be a soft light...so late afternoon or early morning are best. So you get this nice, colorful bokeh.

Equipment

I've used a handheld Canon 5d Mk III with a Canon 135/2 L for this shot.

Inspiration

On this morning I did several shots of squirrels with a longer lens and was satisfied with the resulsts, but I wanted something special with a different point of view. So I took my shorter but great Canon 135/2 L and positioned myself near a tree stump where the squirrels always came by and tried to get below eye level and waited for a squirrel to stop and stand up.I had to be very fast...and lucky.

Editing

There's not much post-processing in this shot. The bokeh is lens made - but you have to know which situations are suitable to get a nice bokeh. I've used some post processing in Photoshop to optimize contrast, did some tonal correction and increased the crispyness of the image.

In my camera bag

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Feedback

If you're satisfied with your shots it's sometimes not enough - try something different like a different, more interesting point of view. But you should have an idea first so you can prepare yourself and the equipment.

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HenrikSpranz

~ Scouting ~

A Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) checking the situation. I love these guys.

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