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Uploaded: 11/26/10 6:33 AM GMT
Gray Day
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...or would like fries with that. I meet this young fellow out in the backyard the other day while he was busily chowing down on a french fry. It was one of those damp miserable gray overcast November days and I totally messed up the settings when I took the shots. Everything came out way too dark no matter what I did. That is until after the squirrel departed to get more fries. Then the camera decided to co-operate. So some heavily edited cuts later I managed to wring this shot together.

Hope you enjoy the dreary scene and your comments welcomed.

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.catweasel
11/26/10 8:30 AM GMT
Fabulous shot of this hungry little fellow Wendell.
I wonder why they're called "grey" squirrels though. Perhaps named by the same person who named "black" rhinos?
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"If people destroy something replaceable made by mankind, they are called vandals; if they destroy something irreplaceable made by God, they are called developers." Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970)
.rvdb
11/26/10 11:14 AM GMT
Wendell a great picture nothing gray here.

Rob
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The reason why the sunsets in the evening is because it wants to see the sunrise in the morning. I rise in the morning because I want to see them both. RvdB
::0930_23
11/26/10 12:25 AM GMT
He must have gone to Wendy's judging from the way his tail is positioned Wendell. He would look good smothered in gravy.

VFS-TicK

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Cameras are like people--sometimes they lose focus.
.gizmo1
11/26/10 12:43 AM GMT
Wow this is a stunning photography my friend love the natural colours and the nice sharp detail too.The moss on the tree gives it that extra magical touch as well.Love the white markings around the squirrels eyes.He email me and said no fries just tomato sauce please and i glass of wine.
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.marcaribe
11/26/10 1:27 PM GMT
Adorable close up of a nut nibbling squirrel Wendell!
Diane
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::luckyshot
11/26/10 2:46 PM GMT
Wendell - This squirrel has not read the reports on the health dangers of deep fried vegetables. I hope you brought it up to speed (after the photo, of course). Did he have a burger and soft drink also? The small branches offer added interest to this close up (zoom) of the lunch-time snacker. An enjoyable photo. Thad
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If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera. ~Lewis Hine
.japio
11/26/10 3:15 PM GMT
Let me guess, he has left without paying ;-))
very beautiful picture,
grtz
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::trixxie17
11/26/10 3:16 PM GMT
Very nice clarity on that squirrel Wendell - I can easily tell it's a french fry - really like this one.
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. . . "What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome." A.J. Balfour
.ventiol
11/26/10 6:54 PM GMT
Woow, it'a very cute with small hands. You emphasized it beautifully with DOF and bough. Congrulations!
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::Inkeri
11/26/10 10:13 PM GMT
A Stunning photo of this Lovely squirrel,Wendell.
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.quickshot
11/27/10 12:48 AM GMT
Why are Canadian tree squirrels brown? Excellent sharply focused image.

Dorothy
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.Starglow
11/27/10 1:04 AM GMT
Nice image of this cute little fella. The pink or lavender streak coming in from the left I think distracts from the shot though.
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::busybottle
11/27/10 7:02 AM GMT
Wendell
I dont mind the darkness at all! Its a great image and you did well on it! He is very cute sitting there eating his fry!!
Paul
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Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, where the heck is the ceiling.
.Fergus
11/27/10 4:50 PM GMT
Wonderful capture.
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"What doesn't kill us makes us stronger" - Friedrich Nietzsche
.Susiesun
11/27/10 9:58 PM GMT
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Despite all the dificulties cause the weather, you got a marvellous result Wendell! This is the champion of the fluffys!!!! :-) The photo is crystal and the squirrel is so so beautiful and gracious, the colors composition and lightning are perfect, love it! I am still smiling here since I saw the photo! Super congratulations and have a marvellous sunday!
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Susie Sun
.hirschikiss22
11/29/10 4:33 AM GMT
May have been gray...but he isn't. He has great color! All the grayness around him makes him the focal point. Cute shot
~Kim
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Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain
.Catharina1
12/04/10 3:59 PM GMT
A wow photo.. so sweet and very good photo! Mich
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