A wild living Ziesel (ground squirrel) reaching for its breakfast!
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Contest Finalist in Image of the Year Photo Contest by Snapfish
Contest Finalist in Cuteness Overload Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Photographer Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 10
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Rangerness-PV
July 04, 2015
This has got to be one of the most adorable things I've seen in a long time! The perfect timing and capture!! Just wonderful!
Duchess
August 03, 2015
Wow how did you capture this fabulous well done I love view bug so much to aspire too.
elued29
June 04, 2016
unbelievable success.......................
fantastic shot..........
congrats and regards...
fantastic shot..........
congrats and regards...
dinahumphreys
December 20, 2019
I have been looking at your photos-wow I love the composition,creativity,everything.
sandra4
January 20, 2020
So adorable! Crisp subjects telling a story. Great contrast between the story and the background. Love this photo.
shellymaan
February 24, 2020
This has got to be THE most beautiful photo ever...................what an incredible capture!
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Location
I took this photo near Vienna in Austria.Time
This photo was taken later in the morning.Lighting
The slowly brightening sun was covered by shreds of clouds so it was still possible to get a well exposed picture.Equipment
I've used a Canon 7d, Sigma 120-300/2.8 and my Velbon Sherpa Pro tripod with a Sirui gimbal head which has a great stability and flexibility to catch situations like this.Inspiration
I always wanted to take a photo of a European Ziesel (ground squirrel) interacting with a flower and was so happy to get this shot done.Editing
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
Canon 5d Mk II Canon 7D Canon 16-35/4 L IS Canon 50/1.4 Canon 70-200/4 L IS Canon 85/1.8 Sigma 120-300/2.8 OS Tamron 150-600 Tripod ND Filters, gradient filters, polarization filterFeedback
In nature photography - especially when doing wild life shots - you need patience, but you need to be on guard to use situations like this for a photo. Practice using your tele lenses in fast action situations. Doing a lot of water ski slalom photos in the past helped a lot to take this photo and don't miss the opportunity.