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A European ground squirrel (Spermophilus-Ziesel) seems to want have a look through the viewfinder.
Hope he's giving me a workshop someday.
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A European ground squirrel (Spermophilus-Ziesel) seems to want have a look through the viewfinder.
Hope he's giving me a workshop someday.
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Hope he's giving me a workshop someday.
Visit me on https:--facebook.com-fotomat for more
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Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Vol 28 Photo Contest
Winner in Animals in Action with a Prop Photo Challenge
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Contest Finalist in The Decisive Moment Photo Contest
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Dave_B
June 23, 2016
Beautiful shot this is one that should appear in a magazine. Would love to get a shot like this.
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HenrikSpranz
July 01, 2016
Thank you Dave! It has actually been published the first time two weeks ago :).
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Beautiful-Breeze
January 24, 2019
Now we know who the real photographer is, LOL You have been fooling us all along. No really, your work is very fun, creative, beautiful, stunning & captivating. And your photoshopped work is so special
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HenrikSpranz
January 25, 2019
Haha thank you for your kind words! Which photoshopped work though? I don't use filters or retouch anything since years :).
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Location
This shot was taken on a meadow near Vienna where these cute little fellows live. I'm an amateur nature photographer, but I'm passionate and try to roam nature every weekend.Time
As the European ground squirrels (Spermophilus) don't get up that early I visit them after macro shooting at sunrise at about 8am to still have usable light.Lighting
Hard light wouldn't get you a good photo here - so morning light or a clouded sky can help a lot so you can still control your exposure and get all the details of the fur, a nice reflection in the eye and a soft overall impactEquipment
This shot was taken with a Canon 5d Mk iii, and a Canon 135/2.Inspiration
First of all I really love this members of an endangered species and I try to help them as well, because their habitats sometimes are still in danger and their numbers get less. So I use these pictures as well to get exposure for them and their situation and motivate people to sign petitions to help them. It's a pleasure to watch them and it's very easy to see human like mimics in their faces and they always put a smile on their face. My girlfriend inspired me to let these curious guys check our gear during a break and we had that shot as a result.Editing
I always do some base processing in Lightroom as I always shoot in RAW format. I adjust the white balance there, equalize the histogram a little, do lens corrections and crop the photo. Exported to Photoshop I use the tonal correction, some dodge&burn techniques, probably do some minor adjustments with Nik Color Efex too and I use NeatImage for noise reduction and sharpening.In my camera bag
Canon 5d Mkiii, Canon 16-35/4 L IS, Canon 50/1.4, Canon 135/2 L, Canon 180/3.5 L macro, Canon 400/2.8 L IS USM, bean bag, Sirui and Berlebach tripods, reflectors and diffusors, 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. Practicing helps to improve your technical skills, but it's good to also reflect your work frequently. There's always room for improvement and watching other photographers' work helps a lot too - not to copy their work, but to ask yourself what you like in their images and find a way to achieve that or something similar.
