Nuttin' to See Here
Squirrel nibbling on a nut. This was at a small footbridge in the Southern section of Veterans Memorial Park, Bay City, Michigan.
I was just about ready ...
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Squirrel nibbling on a nut. This was at a small footbridge in the Southern section of Veterans Memorial Park, Bay City, Michigan.
I was just about ready to cross the bridge when I glance up and see this squirrel sitting on one of the railings. It looked like someone had left some foot there purposely for such denizens. I was only about six feet away, but the squirrel didn't seem to take much notice of me (though I'm sure it knew I was there) - probably use to human activity nearby.
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I was just about ready to cross the bridge when I glance up and see this squirrel sitting on one of the railings. It looked like someone had left some foot there purposely for such denizens. I was only about six feet away, but the squirrel didn't seem to take much notice of me (though I'm sure it knew I was there) - probably use to human activity nearby.
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Location
This is at a small wooden footbridge along the Riverwalk in Veterans Memorial Park, Bay City, Michigan. The squirrel was sitting on one of the railings,Time
This was shortly after Noon, midway during my excursion that day.Lighting
I was facing roughly South-by-Southeast. The Sun would have been roughly in front of me. However, the footbridge is surrounded by trees, so there was no serious glare. Plus, it actually seemed to highlight the hairs on the squirrel's head and ears.Equipment
My camera is a Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ80. This photograph was taken hand-held, with no support equipment.Inspiration
I was heading towards the bridge and noticed the squirrel on the railing. It looked like someone had left several nuts there, and the squirrel was nibbling away. I actually didn't notice the squirrel until I was about six feet away. However, being a popular park and trail, I'd guess the squirrel is use to people moving around, and actually didn't seem too worried about me. I didn't want to startle the squirrel, so I froze on my spot, and slowly worked my settings. During that, the squirrel still took no particular notice of me.Editing
I've only recently started taking a combination of .RAW and .JPG photographs. For quick 'snapshots' I normally just straighten, crop, sharpen, adjust brightness-contrast, adjust back lighting, adjust vibrancy, sometimes adjust the Red/Green/Blue values, then perform some denoising. However, with the .RAW files, I precede those steps with adjusting the white balance, brightness, saturation and shadow values within an internal "RAW lab." At that time, I also remove noise. Then I procede as I normally do (see above).In my camera bag
My camera, 3 batteries (including one in the camera), 2 128-Gb memory cards (one in the camera), a USB connector cable for downloading photos, a battery charger, an adapter for charging the battery inside the camera (also via the USB cable above), and recently I've added a pen-type rubber-tipped stylus for making fine adjustments on my camera's view-screen.Feedback
Basically, this was just a case of my running across the right type of squirrel - one which appears to be use to humans, and doesn't scamper away at the slightly noise. Still, I held off trying to approach closer for taking the photograph. On a side note - I still needed to cross the bridge, trying to hug the railing on the opposite side from the squirrel. It paused briefly, letting me pass, then continued eating.
