Chippi

"Two old Bachelors were living in one house; One caught a Muffin, the other caught a Mouse." - Edward Lear

This little moment cost me two whole peanuts so you better enjoy it. I was walking out to the car to pick up my gear from the back seat when I noticed two little chipmunks were sniffing around the peanut shells I dropped. So I tossed one nut out and wouldn't you know it; before I could get set up it was gone. I decided it would be prudent to be in position before offering up the good a second time around.

I was about three meters (nine feet) away from where I dropped the peanut when he snuck around the corner, stretched for the nut and disappeared. The second shutter execution in this series was a blur of fur as he made off with the goods.

Nikon D70 | 500 | 1/100 | f5.6

Lens: Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G IF AF-S VR
Flash: None
Tripod: None
Lighting: Ambient Sunlight
Post Pro: Levels & Color Balance
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Time of Day: Early Evening
Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

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Posted on July 26, 2006 3:26 PM | Permalink | Comments (18) |

Comments

rashbre

Excellent photo.

Posted at July 26, 2006 4:10 PM

Dave

Congrats on the new lens Paul. Looks like it's already paying dividends. Amazing detail in the pics, especially of the peanut shell; like it was viewed through a jeweler's monocle. Your caption made me snort laughing, "The second shutter execution in this series was a blur of fur as he made off with the goods." Thanks for making my hour, pal, and for the nice conversation on MSN ;o)

Posted at July 26, 2006 4:37 PM

Jim

Great pic!!

Posted at July 26, 2006 9:11 PM

themerryrose

this is ssooo cute! love the detail

Posted at July 27, 2006 12:54 AM

kenju

Fabulous detail, Paul. I almost feel I can reach out and touch fur!

Posted at July 27, 2006 6:32 PM

Darkness

You got some excellent stuff here! This is really coo, and technically perfect. Will be coming by here more Found you on photoblogs!

Posted at July 27, 2006 7:08 PM

Digital Traveler

This photo is furry dynamite! Cute--NOT. Love the quote, you're adept with text and image. Ever think of putting the quote within the frame of the photograph? Just an idea.
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Posted at July 27, 2006 7:33 PM

photomfa

both my cats would eat chippi in a heartbeat

Posted at July 27, 2006 7:47 PM

Maerlzn

One of your best pictures, imho. Please make a 1028x1024 desktop from it! :)

Posted at July 28, 2006 5:23 AM

Carmi

Wow! I can practically smell the peanut from here! Stunning capture, Paul. Absolutely makes my day.

Thanks, BTW, for the D80 news. I'm right in line with you: I was going to stretch for the D200, but I think I'd rather get this and keep the savings for lenses.

Posted at July 28, 2006 8:41 AM

Steph

wow....that is a beautiful shot!!

I am going to pimp my boyfriends photos to you...
http://flickr.com/photos/mikef/
Michele sent me ;)

Posted at July 28, 2006 8:44 AM

viamarie

Beautiful photo!

Am here via Michele's. Happy Weekend.

Posted at July 28, 2006 9:03 AM

Chatty

Love it! So do my Golden Retrievers who have been wanting to catch a chippie forever! LOL Michele sent me today.

Posted at July 28, 2006 9:37 AM

Joe

Excellent photo. Cute animal. It's nice to meet a fellow Ontarian. I hike in the Halton Region conservation areas around Milton such as Kelso and Rattlesnake Point. Thanks for visiting my blog. Yours looks great.

Posted at July 28, 2006 10:16 AM

srp

I love the chipmunks. They are everywhere here in New York City, but I haven't seen them down in Virginia.

Did you have your camera just sitting on the ground?
Great shot.

About the depth of field thing. Is there any way to change the f stops on a little Canon PowerShot camera? I have looked on my manual settings and haven't figured it out yet. I did change the ISO for some of my cityscape night shots and it is better, but still can't seem to get the shutter to manually stay open specific numbers of seconds. I think I need a bigger camera.

Posted at July 28, 2006 11:19 AM