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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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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Contest Finalist in Cameras Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Monthly Pro Vol 28 Photo Contest

Winner in Animals in Action with a Prop Photo Challenge

Member Selection Award

Contest Finalist in The Decisive Moment Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Image Of The Month Photo Contest Vol 10

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Outstanding Creativity

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Superb Composition

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You sure get the most innovative shots! This is terrific!

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Thanks a lot again Juliann!

EXCELLENT SHOT!!!...

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Thanks a lot Amancio!

Awesome capture! Congrats.

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Thanks a lot! :)

Beautiful shot this is one that should appear in a magazine. Would love to get a shot like this.

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Thank you Dave! It has actually been published the first time two weeks ago :).

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Really cute! I love it.

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Thank you Marc!

Remarkable photo. I think he is saying: HOLD STILL!

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Thank you Jim! Could be :).

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hahaha. Excellent

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Thanks a lot!

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Well that's pretty cool

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Thank you Byron! :)

Very funny picture

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Thanks a lot! :)

Wonderful !!!!! This makes me smile thanks for posting.

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Glad you like it Andy :)

what an awesome Catch !

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Thanks a lot!

Nice crew you have.

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Haha - thank you :D

❤ this, Congrats !! シ

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Thank you :)

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Très jolie photo et superbe capture !!

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Merci beaucoup Frederic!

He's probably better than me. Great shot

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Haha - I've accidently deleted the photos he has shot :P.

This shot is truly amazing! Creative indeed! Awesome!!

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Thanks a lot! :)

Wow how did u get this ons timed ?

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They are very curious and I just had to wait :).

Love this

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Glad you like it :)

Amazing capture! Spot on :)

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Thanks a lot! :)

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Great shot!!!

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Thank you Karin! :)

Amazing capture!!

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Thanks a bunch!

LOL, this is fantatsic!!

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Thank you Christine! :)

Proof that photographers come in a shapes and sizes! Great shot!

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Haha! Indeed - thank you Richard :)

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What a fun & awesome photo!! Congrats on all your awards!!

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Thanks a bunch! :)

Really good!

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Thank you!

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Squirrel: "Can you just move a little to the left, thanks" :)

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:D Thank you Carl!

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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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Haha thank you for your kind words! Which photoshopped work though? I don't use filters or retouch anything since years :).

A master piece!

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Thank you Alfredo!

now I see who is photographer!! 👍🙂\nI like all your pictures!! well done! 😊🤗

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Thanks a bunch! Glad you like them :).

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Awesome photo!

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Behind The Lens

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 impact

Equipment

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 filter

Feedback

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.

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A European ground squirrel (Spermophilus-Ziesel) seems to want have a look through the viewfinder.
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