Thanks for your reply but I do not agree. It´s still ´urban´ nature. The same with winter birds on a peanut string or a woodpecker on peanut butter. Same thing and still nature.
Your taste is different and that´s fine of course but the fact that it´s not nature photography is ´in my eyes´ not right.

Hello Edwin,

our tastes are different, fine for me too. And, anyway, there is no "fact" about this being a nature photograph or not. It´s just a matter of different views or, as I said, interpretation. Your two other examples about urban photography are the same to me, but not necessarily for everybody else (which I consider a good thing).

Best regards
Michael

Hello Edwin,

as I said, the situation itself is arranged, not so much the squirrel. The squirrel follows whatever opportunity it will find and acts "naturally" when it gets braver. My point is the bucket. Of course you could find a bucket in an urban environment - but full of nuts? This is, in my opinion, not a "natural urban environment", but an environment which is set up speciffically for this photograph (like the hunk of meet on a snowy meadow for fighting buzzards or the setup in a studio). In this case, the artificial effect on me is even higher, because there would "naturally" be no bucket full of nuts anywhere (compared to the dead animal on a snowy meadow, which happens in wintertimes). A photograph of the squirrel in your garden - why not? Could be a nice image in their "natural" habitat.
Just to make sure: these are just my two cent. My taste is different, which doesn´t mean that it is the only one. The image is well done and the squirrel cute, it´s just not my interpretation of nature photography.

Kind regards,
Michael

Sorry, should be "meat" instead of "meet".

You say it's not natural but please tell me why. Most red squirrels live on camping sites and in gardens, not in forests. So what's not natural in this picture? Is this impossible in nature or the fact that I've put that bucket there?

Edwin

Thanks everyone!!!

Hallo Edwin,

mir geht es wie Norbert. Technisch und von den Emotionen her ein schönes Bild, was für mich jedoch zu sehr arrangiert und künstlich herbeigeführt wirkt. Das ist nicht nur bei Deinem Bild so, das geht mir auch bei den vielen arrangierten Makroaufnahmen so, die oft auch nichts mehr mit einer natürlich vorgefundenen Situation, einem natürlichen Umfeld und Verhalten zu tun haben. Für mich persönlich liegt der Reiz der Naturfotografie woanders, aber das ist natürlich Geschmackssache.

Viele Grüße
Michael

Super Doku, gefällt mir sehr.
Unten noch einen Tick mehr Raum, dann ist es auch gestalterisch perfekt.

Gruß Dirk

Hallo Edwin,
I love this picture, fantastic !!!!

Stefan

Hallo Edwin!
Ist einfach nur oberstark!! Und der ruhige Hg, sowie die Farben gefallen mir sehr gut.
LG Eckhard

Vielen dank allen!!!!

Hi Edwin,
konnte deine Serie schon auf Facebook bewundern! Gratulation zur Story mit dem Eichhörnchen!
VG Thomas

Hi Edwin,

is seems that the squirrel wants to make a point here:

This is my bucket and I am going to prtect it.

Grate shot that tells a story ...

Best regards from Hamburg

Georg

Hey, that´s a great Picture!!
Best regards, Do

No problem Norbart, appreciate you honesty. You can't win them all. It's a matter of personal taste. It's so much fun working with these animals and for me it's a challenge to make them do things without harming/disturbing them or even letting them know I'm sitting in that hide very nearby. All they know is the sound of the shutter and they are used to that. Thanks evereyone for all the nice and useful comments.

Edwin

hallo edwin,
sicherlich ein foto mit hohem niedlichkeitsfaktor, jedoch für mich kein naturfoto im sinne des forums.
bei anderen fotos wird schon ein blatt, welches nicht von einheimischen bäumen stammt kritisiert. hier ist es jedoch eine inzinierte situation die sicherlich gut gemacht ist und sicherlich einen platz in der zeitschrift "Landlust" finden würde, mir jedoch nicht aus genannten gründen gefällt.

gruß von norbert

Hi Edwin,
well done, its an amazing Picture ;)

hello,
my english is not good...

your photo is very good....
lg regi

Hi Edwin,

suberb!

LG
Stephan

Norway, Shetlands, Norway and Norway:)

Nice to see you back Edwin, where you been man?

See you have lost your touch at training those little things to give you those perfect moments ;)

Hi Edwin,
I think YOU hit the jackpot with this picture.
Beautiful colours and sharpness.
I like the way the squirrel "holds" the barrel.

Jan

Hallo Edwin
Der "liebe Freund" kann ja nur von dir sein.
Gratuliere zu dem wundervollen Bild.
Liebe Grüße Erwin

Thanks everyone!! Yes, Daniel, it's the same barrel. Well spotted:)

Edwin

Hello Edwin,

really nice.

I remember a picture with a hedgehog. Is this the same barrel

Daniel

Hehehe, what a good picture...
Like the Jackpot at the end of the rainbow, I like it!

Good light
Chris

Hi Edwin

You cought the thief with his pants down. Did you notice, how guilty the squirrel looks in your direction?
Great shot, with a funny scene, natural colours and an amazing sharpness.

Best regards
Gunnar

Of course I did:)

Marvelous shot Edwin!
I like it very much.
Did you put down the tub there ?

Greetings
Stephan

Thanks guys!!

Hi Edwin
I love your squirrel pictures.
At first glance I was sure that this is photo is yours.
Congratulations!
Greetings Fabian

Hallo !

Ich finde das Foto und die Szene genial !

Einfach süß !

Viele Grüße !

Florian