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12 Comments | Report
originalgum
 
originalgum February 16, 2015
Man this is a great moment!
LUsherLamacraft Premium
 
LUsherLamacraft February 16, 2015
Great catch!
closetoHOme
 
closetoHOme February 19, 2015
I love an image that makes me smile, thank you for sharing.
deserthillbilly
 
deserthillbilly March 04, 2015
Wonderful shot.
MrBUBU
 
MrBUBU March 18, 2015
Funny 8)
jmakaapix
 
jmakaapix March 26, 2015
Hahaha. A very relaxed moment! Wonderful, wonderful.
clareparsons
 
clareparsons April 11, 2015
SUCH A GREAT PHOTO!!!!
SuzMDixon
 
SuzMDixon April 27, 2015
My daughter and I both love this image.
Flosno
 
Flosno May 08, 2015
CONGRATULATIONS on this win....well deserved and YES IT DID MAKE ME LAUGH....WELL DONG
SuzMDixon
 
SuzMDixon May 08, 2015
Congratulations on your win - a popular choice in my house!
Goozedesigns
 
Goozedesigns January 29, 2016
Great timing and the two tree trunks in the foreground make this capture so much more interesting! Congrats on the win, you deserve it!
JasonTrikes
 
JasonTrikes August 15, 2016
Your Squirrel and my Squirrel must be related, both laying down on the job! Lol
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Behind The Lens

Location

Rocky Mountain National Park near one of the entrance stations.

Time

It was about 2pm on a very warm summer day.

Lighting

It was so close to "blowing out" the highlights on the animals hindquarters, I had thought I missed a great opportunity. However 1 of 8 shots that were taken was a keeper and here it is. Sometimes, shots like these depend on a little luck along with vision.

Equipment

I used a Canon 40D with the Canon 70-200 f4 IS. The f4 is a wonderful lens for hiking SO much lighter than it's 2.8 siblings.....

Inspiration

Just the body expression this guy/girl had was kind of the same as I felt...tuckered out.

Editing

Had to do some minor burning to get some detail in the hindquarter area of the animal, of the 8 shots, this particular one took the least amount of post processing and looked the best. I was attempting to change my angle in between shots.

In my camera bag

I don't use a bag...used to have two camera bodies (7D and 40D) usually carried the sigma 150-500mm OS on the 7D and the 70-200mm f4 IS on the 40D. carried both setups with a Cotton Carrier (chest and belt).

Feedback

As with any other natural photo there is luck involved, but KEEP TRYING!! Technically, this was a difficult shot just because of the dappled light. Moving around the subject did help some though. I very rarely go out "looking" for certain shots, especially now that I have returned to one camera body in use. I find it more of a challenge to take one lens (usually the 70-200mm f4) and attempt to get all my photos with it. This particular time, it worked out well...other times, it may not.

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