Sciurus carolinensis

Sciurus carolinensis

Written by Webmaster Saturday, 30 July 2005 00:00

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“When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really means is that I'd like to know them. Anyone I know I photograph.” Annie Leibovitz

 

 

 

Sciurus carolinensis (common name: Eastern Gray Squirrel)

While attending the 60th NECCC meeting in Massachusetts with Ken and Roy, I saw tens of squirrels which seemed to be everywhere. One of them climbed on a nearby tree and watched me very carefully as I approached, really slowly. I took a picture of it with every step I made since I was not sure at which point it would run away. I managed to get two meters away from it for the last photo. It may be a quite common animal but I really loved the way it stood there, always alert and ready to vanish if something went wrong.  

Photo by George J. Reclos

Shooting Data:

Camera: Nikon D2X
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90 mm f/2.8 Di Macro 1:1
Sensitivity: ISO 100
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/60 sec - f/8, Aperture priority mode
Flash: SB-800 in i-TTL mode
Image: JPEG edited in Photoshop CS2, levels adjusted, smart sharpening added and resized.

 

 

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