14 May 2010

Year in Photos (14 May 2010)

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I went on a photography course today at Clumber Park in Nottinghamshire (more on that in a blog post later on), and on my way back to the car at the end of the day I noted a squirrel sitting on the top of a post.  So I quickly put my telephoto lens (70-300mm) on my DSLR to attempt to take a few pics.  I was hoping I could put into practice what I learnt about aperture, depth of field and composition to get a couple of decent shots. 

Today’s year in photos picture is one of my favourites (bigger than normal coz I like it so much!):

Friday 14th May 2010
Friday 14th May 2010

14/05/10: Mr Squirrel on a pole

I was quite pleased with the photos, there were a handful that were worth keeping (quite something considering I had the lens at 300mm on just a monopod and not my tripod), and here are some others I wanted to share. The squirrel was really cute after all!

Mr Squirrel noticed me (not quite as nicely focussed but not too bad)
Mr Squirrel noticed me (not quite as nicely focussed but not too bad)
Mr squirrel on his podium with a green blurred background
Mr squirrel on his podium with a green blurred background
Mr Squirrel eating nuts - again, could have been more steady with the camera, but I like the shot
Mr Squirrel eating nuts - again, could have been more steady with the camera, but I like the shot

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  2. MunchKim
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    I love the shot where he’s turned round, he def looks like he’s been caught up to something!

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