Photography

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts) Sun Sep 15, 2013, 11:18 AM Sep 2013

Opened up local paper today to find my squirrel photo published as "Your Best Shot"

No link is up yet for the on-line edition, but this is the photo I took last July of a squirrel
we encountered on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.

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Opened up local paper today to find my squirrel photo published as "Your Best Shot" (Original Post) mnhtnbb Sep 2013 OP

Congratulations!! That's a alsame Sep 2013 #1

What do you call this? NV Whino Sep 2013 #2

I called it "Looking for a drink of water". It was mid-July! mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #3

I would call it "It Takes a Million Years for Styrofoam to Decompose." Hissyspit Sep 2013 #8

You are now a published photographer. alfredo Sep 2013 #4

Actually, this is the third one of my photos they've published. mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #7

You're an old hand then. alfredo Sep 2013 #13

haha mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #14

But not as "old" as your high school schoolmates. alfredo Sep 2013 #17

hehe. I was with 3 very good friends from elementary/middle school days mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #19

If you only remember them from school, the change alfredo Sep 2013 #21

very cool photo! Celebration Sep 2013 #5

Ha....like the poor kittens (and occasional dogs) on SHORPY! MADem Sep 2013 #6

Uh oh, don't tell SalmonChantedEvening about this! mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #9

Hee hee! MADem Sep 2013 #11

Right! mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #10

urrrpp, I think I'm gonna squirrel... Thor_MN Sep 2013 #12

ewww mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #15

Wonderful happening, and a very funny shot! Mira Sep 2013 #16

Wonderful photo Iwillnevergiveup Sep 2013 #18

Awwww! shenmue Sep 2013 #20

Congratulations.....neat picture! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #22

Finally, a link! mnhtnbb Sep 2013 #23

What a cutie nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #24

alsame

(7,784 posts)

1. Congratulations!! That's a

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 11:21 AM

Sep 2013

wonderful shot!

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

2. What do you call this?

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 11:26 AM

Sep 2013

I ordered a super latte grande.

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)

3. I called it "Looking for a drink of water". It was mid-July!

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 11:31 AM

Sep 2013

But I like your title better!

Hissyspit

(45,788 posts)

8. I would call it "It Takes a Million Years for Styrofoam to Decompose."

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 02:02 PM

Sep 2013

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

4. You are now a published photographer.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 12:35 PM

Sep 2013

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)

7. Actually, this is the third one of my photos they've published.

Reply to alfredo (Reply #4)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 02:02 PM

Sep 2013

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

13. You're an old hand then.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #7)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 04:05 PM

Sep 2013

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)

14. haha

Reply to alfredo (Reply #13)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 04:32 PM

Sep 2013

old, yup.

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

17. But not as "old" as your high school schoolmates.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #14)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 09:55 PM

Sep 2013

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)

19. hehe. I was with 3 very good friends from elementary/middle school days

Reply to alfredo (Reply #17)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 09:39 AM

Sep 2013

who were visiting. I've known them for over 50 years!

Here we are at the Old Well on the UNC campus! I'm second from the left.

alfredo

(60,071 posts)

21. If you only remember them from school, the change

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #19)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 10:07 AM

Sep 2013

is dramatic. Growing old with them removes the sock.

Nice photo.

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Celebration

(15,812 posts)

5. very cool photo!

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 12:52 PM

Sep 2013

Did you pose this?

MADem

(135,425 posts)

6. Ha....like the poor kittens (and occasional dogs) on SHORPY!

Reply to Celebration (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 01:49 PM

Sep 2013

One of my favorite websites....they've been featuring these photos from this guy, a hundred years ago, who was fixated on posing animals in people clothes -- the poor hapless things look miserable...!

http://www.shorpy.com/

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)

9. Uh oh, don't tell SalmonChantedEvening about this!

Reply to MADem (Reply #6)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 02:03 PM

Sep 2013

MADem

(135,425 posts)

11. Hee hee!

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #9)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 02:12 PM

Sep 2013

This guy apparently took HUNDREDS of these pictures--he was obsessed with animals in clothing, posed to be cooking, cleaning, dancing, child-rearing...you name it!

He didn't do captions, though!

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)

10. Right!

Reply to Celebration (Reply #5)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 02:04 PM

Sep 2013

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

12. urrrpp, I think I'm gonna squirrel...

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 02:41 PM

Sep 2013

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)

15. ewww

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Sun Sep 15, 2013, 04:33 PM

Sep 2013

Mira

(22,380 posts)

16. Wonderful happening, and a very funny shot!

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Sep 15, 2013, 04:36 PM

Sep 2013

Congratulations.

Iwillnevergiveup

(9,298 posts)

18. Wonderful photo

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 12:31 AM

Sep 2013

And he looks healthy. I've got a little family of them who enjoy apples and crackers with peanut butter. But they get thirsty, too - they get into the hummingbird feeder and on hot days, have been known to drain it.

Congratulations on a great shot.