Uploaded: October 23, 2005 09:22:31
f/5.6, 1/500s, Canon 100-400mm IS, 100 ISO. I found this fellow on the telephone pole as I returned from shooting fall colors at Manito Park. He waited for me to put my telephoto on and snap a few shots before he took off.
Susan T. Evans October 23, 2005
Awesome capture, light, detail and comp Jim!!! #331497Linda Proctor October 23, 2005
This is really awesome Jim!! So very clear! #1988192Patricia Robinson Trapp October 23, 2005
Beautiful, Jim! I love the detail and expression. #1988195William C. Raco October 23, 2005
Wow, so clear and crispbill #1988426
Anita Hogue October 23, 2005
Must have been your lucky day, Jim! This is awesome!! #1988899Jim Kinnunen October 23, 2005
Thanks Susan, Linda, Patricia, Bill and Anit!:) #1989013Nobu Nagase October 23, 2005
Great capture!!!Steve Mescha October 23, 2005
Great shot, Jim! The color is beautful! I never have much luck with my zoom lens, so I'm always impressed with the sharpness of your shots :-) #1989496Jim Kinnunen October 23, 2005
Thanks Nobi and Steve!:) #1989562Evy Johansen October 23, 2005
Wonderful capture, Jim! Very cute image!! #1990315KHAWLA Haddad October 24, 2005
LOL I Love this Jim so cute gald that he waited such wonderful capture!! #1991456Jim Kinnunen October 24, 2005
Thanks Evy and Kelly!:) #1991790Jenny Bosmans October 24, 2005
Fantastic expression you captured beautifully, Jim!! :) #1993685Jill Flynn October 24, 2005
This one made me smile Jim! He's getting ready for winter. What a wonderful capture!!!!!!!!! #1994034Goshka G. October 24, 2005
Truly a jaw-dropping shot, Jim!!;-) #1994688Terry R. Hatfield October 24, 2005
Nice Capture Jim!!Great Job:-) #1994709Jim Kinnunen October 24, 2005
Thanks Jenny, Jill, Goshka and Terry!:) #1995105Terry L. Ellis October 24, 2005
He posed perfectly, too! Incredible capture, Jim! #1995107Joannie Bertucci October 24, 2005
Good grief, he is going to choke on that thing :-) Very fun capture Jim! #1995272Jim Kinnunen October 24, 2005
Thanks Terry and Joannie!:) #1995345Sharon Day October 26, 2005
Cute shot, Jim!!! Nice lighting and background! #2000114Jim Kinnunen October 26, 2005
Thanks Sharon!:) #2000433Sean P. Long October 28, 2005
Fantastic shot Jim, just great!!!! #2010223Jim Kinnunen October 29, 2005
Thanks Sean!:) #2012506Stanley J. Contrades November 23, 2005
CONGRATULATIONS once again, Jim, on this excellent capture!! Best of luck to you in the next judging!!Jenny Bosmans November 23, 2005
Congratulations on this excellent finalist, Jim! Another one!! :) #2109661Kirsi Bertolini November 23, 2005
Good one Jim! Cheers!! #2110018Deb Holmes-Hatfield November 23, 2005
Congratulations Jim, on this adorable finalist! Way to go! #2110310John Tubbs November 23, 2005
Congratulations, Jim! #2110679KHAWLA Haddad November 23, 2005
Congratulations on this awesome finalist, Jim so adorble....Best of luck in the next round! #2111462Deborah Sandidge November 23, 2005
Congratulations on this great capture, Jim - best of luck with your finalists!! #2111719Katrina McMeans November 23, 2005
This is SO cute! I LOVE the DOF! Great capture! Congratulations!Jill Flynn November 23, 2005
Congratulations AGAIN Jim on another terrific finalist! #2112445Sharon Day November 23, 2005
Big Congratulations on this cute cute finalist, Jim!!! WTG!!! Good luck next round! #2113436Noel Baebler November 23, 2005
Huzzah, Jim!!! #2114437Terry R. Hatfield November 23, 2005
Congratulations On Your Finalist Jim!!Good Luck Next Round!! #2114488Chris Macer November 23, 2005
Congrats on the finalist, Jim! #2114767Brian Lobdell November 23, 2005
Just excellent, Jim! This is a wonderful capture and a great finalist! #2114796Jim Kinnunen November 23, 2005
Thanks you all for the kind words!:) #2115274Kristi A. Howson November 23, 2005
Great capture Jim! Congratulations and good luck in the next round! #2115538Stephen Zacker November 24, 2005
Super capture and lighting. Congratulations #2116239Nobu Nagase November 24, 2005
Great capture!!!Linda Proctor November 24, 2005
Congrats on all your fantastic finalists Jim !!! Wishing you the best for the next round!!! #2117559Joannie Bertucci November 24, 2005
Way to go Jim, two finalist!Jim Kinnunen November 24, 2005
Thanks Kristi, Stephen, Nobi, Linda and Joannie!:) #2117916Jonna Bergström November 25, 2005
Congratulations!! What a great shot!!! #2120973Jim Kinnunen November 26, 2005
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