In the middle of all the fast and furious shooting of wild
songbirds last week, a few chipmunks took advantage of the abundant food
supply. This one spent quite a while gorging himself on seeds and grains, and
posed nicely for the camera.
As he brought the food to his mouth, his little hands took
on a prayerful position. I guess he was thankful for the abundance of food that
had come his way.
If you go out in search of a particular subject or
species, always stay alert and be aware of other opportunities that might
present themselves. As you have read many times in this blog, it is important
to be an opportunist and be prepared to photograph subjects in addition to your
main ones.
Keep your eyes and ears open for anything that might prove
to be photogenic.
As you can see below, this was shot at 800mm. Even at that,
some cropping was needed to eliminate part of the extraneous background. If you
do not have access to long lenses, you can often still get what you want by
cropping. Most cameras and lenses today are sharp enough with good resolution
that will allow for a high degree of cropping. Often extreme crops will hold up
well for electronic transfer (for email, web postings, etc.) but will lose quality if blown up too
much for a print.
TECHNICAL DATA
Shutter Speed 1/160 sec.
Aperture f/16. ISO 1600. Lens: Canon 200-400mm f/4L IS with 2x
extender for an effective focal length of 800mm. Camera: Canon 5D Mark III. Gitzo tripod with Really Right Stuff ballhead
and Wimberley Sidekick.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Let us not look back in anger, nor forward
in fear, but around in awareness.”
--James Thurber
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