Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Ivy League Squirrel

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On a recent photo assignment one of the things I was supposed to try to get were some shots of the "insane" squirrels that resided on the campus of Bucknell University. This task proved to be far easier said than done. The squirrels were everywhere this is true, but they would not even give me a chance at getting much more than a blurred shot or they would hide out in the darkest places chattering at me with no hope for me to get a decent exposure.

The squirrels on the Princeton campus however were almost TOO eager to get there picture taken. Hence this shot of this rather plump fellow who was so perfectly framed by this shrub. I didn't even need my telephoto lens. I shot this at 70mm and it is not cropped. I think it was a plot against me to drive me crazy!

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News:

This photo of the Bucknell Football field is a 2 page feature photo in the Fall 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

This photo of the Bucknell Quad is a 2 page feature photo in the Summer 2008 issue of Bucknell Magazine.

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37 Comments:

Anonymous pao said...

what a cute dude! makes me wanna chase him around and hug him!

12:12 AM  
Blogger Tony said...

wonderful dof is fantastic
:o)
T

1:34 AM  
Anonymous Angelique said...

omg... that's the cutest thing ever! He/she is posing for you :D
Such a happy picture, love it.

3:09 AM  
Blogger nazzareno said...

lovely!

6:19 AM  
Anonymous DrAW! said...

brilliant shot laurie.

but maybe an even tighter crop on the lil bugger :)

9:40 AM  
Anonymous Regis said...

Nice little buddy, I like his big fluffy stomach :)

9:51 AM  
Anonymous andy said...

haha love this photo it made me smile seeing this squirrel sitting in the middle of the photo.

10:50 AM  
Anonymous don said...

A fine close up of this cooperative squirrel. I feed them daily (peanuts) out my back window and they come and look expectantly until I toss some out.
They are smart and very persistent!

11:11 AM  
Anonymous Ian said...

Talk abt co-operative, he's positively domesticated!! Great shot - and exceptional cute factor given the little paws :)

11:39 AM  
Anonymous Mindy said...

agree with Draw. cute critter, great pose, but it gets lost in all the stuff surrounding him/her.

11:43 AM  
Blogger Kerri said...

Great shot! He looks like he has eaten well over the summer!!

12:22 PM  
Blogger Paul said...

A right, proper, ivy league squirrel you've got there. Did you offer payment for his services? I'm sure that he would have come even closer!

12:27 PM  
Anonymous Claus Petersen said...

This one is too cute, it's like he's just sitting there and looking at you :-)

1:18 PM  
Blogger PhotoSam said...

cute capture... looks well fed, these high brow squirrels...

1:32 PM  
Anonymous Terry H. said...

Very cute and it seems to be fat and happy right now. Great capture!

1:48 PM  
Anonymous Frank said...

Who was more suprized? :-))

3:58 PM  
Anonymous jelb said...

Bonjour,
Very nice shot..Bravo!

6:07 PM  
Anonymous bram antareja said...

nice selective focus and good vignette. Good moment, Lauriel. Regards from Yogyakarta Indonesia.

9:29 PM  
Anonymous Russ Devan said...

I've always loved squirrels and he/she is a very cute one. It's like it was posing for you and just waiting for you to snap the shutter. Very nice capture, Laurie.

11:56 PM  
Blogger evlahos said...

excellent capture, very cute model

2:23 AM  
Anonymous Arash said...

so cute, nice attitude ;)

8:20 AM  
Anonymous ceanothe said...

L'écureuil de mon jardin est roux presque rouge, son cousin est bien joli !

9:41 AM  
Anonymous riesenriel said...

a sweet dude! great composed.

10:44 AM  
Anonymous NANNE said...

I don't know the name of that little animal in English, in Dutch we call it een bever. Very great and nice photo. I go this weekend to the island of Ameland. I wish you a very nice weekend (already).

NANNE from FRIESLAND

2:08 PM  
Anonymous Suby & Sinem said...

Would have said cute, but the very imaginative side says "EVEIL" He looking straight at the viewer ready to pounce and steal the souls of all thse who dare stare at him the "Ivy Squirrel :)

8:24 PM  
Anonymous Rian said...

maybe he's too plump to run around and just sits there munching.. lol! excellent shot! the light looks so "divine" :D

9:04 PM  
Anonymous John Maslowski said...

Lovely capture, so adorable, excellent clarity.

10:23 PM  
Anonymous Mindy said...

Hey, did you give this a slightly closer crop since I last commented? Cute. Or maybe I am just seeing differently.

10:56 PM  
Anonymous [terrorkitten] said...

he looks like he is well stuffed on nuts or something!

3:43 AM  
Anonymous Arjan - PlasticDaisy said...

This is quite surreal! He almost doesn't even seem real! I totally understand your feeling of being mocked by this fella :)

12:44 PM  
Anonymous martie said...

GREAT shot! It's like he's posing! I've been trying for weeks to capture one - and you have made it look so easy!

1:58 PM  
Anonymous m a r t a said...

haha! this is too funny, doesn't even look real...the way he's posing. Very cute!

7:22 PM  
Anonymous Judith Polakoff said...

Lovely shot, Laurie. I guess squirrel culture changes from location to location! :)

6:00 PM  
Anonymous Ilger.nl said...

Haha...great shot! Very cool to capture him (or her) on your photo.

2:37 PM  
Anonymous iVahid said...

Stunning capture, just like a Nature Magazine picture!

12:37 PM  
Anonymous Deceptive said...

Great catch!

1:02 PM  
Anonymous Cerstin said...

LOL, a sweet portrait of this guy.

1:15 PM  

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