Mouthful by Richard Cox

Friday, 30th November 2007

Mouthful

by Richard D. Cox

After a few attempts, I finally captured this chipmunk sitting still. He has his mouth crammed with nuts.

Equipment: Canon EOS 5D, Canon 300L IS w/Canon 1.4x TC, 1/180 sec., f/5.6, ISO 400

Richard D. Cox

28 Comments

Calvin Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 1:38 am
This is such a cool shot! i don’t think i would have been able to do that! Great job Richard!
Jim Cornish Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 1:59 am
Shots like this don’t just happen. Thanks Richard for having the patience to produce not only a beautiful shot, but also capturing some of the essence of being a chipmunk! Have you thought about working with the background- making it a little less busy on the eyes.
odessa cohen Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 2:49 am
Ha ha ha love it! my dad would say i was a chipmunk because i used to stuff my face with food. The picture reminds me so much of what my dad said! Keep up the great work!
Dennis Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 7:53 am
Really cute. Well done!
Francis Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 7:56 am
Great shot!
I like the background as it is, though I might try lowering the camera angle a tad next time.
Very cute, perfect timing.
Pieter -sAner- van der Horst Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 8:07 am
Very funny pose! Well composed and well executed.
Reuben Chircop Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 8:13 am
That is a great shot I must say considering these little creatures are very agile. good composure. well done.
Anurag Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Very good shot and timing, Background bokeh is good though focus is a bit off (on the back rather than on the face) but that’s OK
Cheers
Keith Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 9:56 am
Chipmunks are the cutest, cheekiest little creatures on the planet. You have done a great job here with this one.
Julie Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 11:29 am
He looks human !
poster boy Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 11:33 am
I’m gonna try that with chocolate when I get home
Pauline Jones Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 2:11 pm
What a sweet little creature; thanks for your patience.
Bob! Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 3:14 pm
What an amazing shot, patience is a virtue, and are the results when they look like this
janet Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 4:18 pm
what an expression on his face … Who Me?? even his hands and tail!!
great shot!!!
Katie Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
I love it! Great shot!
Renee Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
Very cute shot Richard! Animals are so amazing and though do crazy things!
Yasmin Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 4:54 pm
A great shot! Brings a smile to my face.
Kent Chen Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 7:07 pm
He looks both human and cartoonic! Great shot Richard, and thank you for sharing this with everyone.
Shannon Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 8:00 pm
Absolutly love it. I updated my POTD and instantly a huge smile crossed my face!! Great capture…congrats!
Eileen Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 8:08 pm
I Love it, I love it soooooooooo much. Chip and Dale are my fav’s.
Great Shot. Hard to get such a fun shot. EZ
Maarten Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
that’s a mouthful indeed ! marvelous shot!
Rachel Says:
November 30th, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Wonderful shot! I love the detail of the fur contrasted against the background. This makes the chipmunk seem human.
Amber Says:
December 1st, 2007 at 1:38 am
Thank you so much for sharing this picture with us! It made me laugh, it really brightened my day! This chipmunk is absolutely adorable! Amazing shot! I don’t know if I’ve ever seen one like it! Aww what a cute little feller….thank you again!
Jon Eisenberg Says:
December 6th, 2007 at 5:14 am
Great moment to capture. Also you have it very nicely positioned and beautiful background blur to set off your main subject. Very nicely done!
YoMah Says:
January 5th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
even before I enlarged it, you had me laughing aloud. I love those little critters and remember breakfasting as a child, tucked into “my” corner of the kitchen table. The radiator boiled my legs as the cold air rolled off the windows that surrounded me. Outside, on a sloping hill within 10 feet of me chipmunks and winter birds would congregate, filling themselves to bursting, just as this little creature has. I also had a hampster that set a cheek stuffing sunflower record. All of this came barreling forth in laughter when I saw your wonderful capture. THANKS!
Diis Mnuts Says:
February 25th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
simply GGGreAAAt, this reminds me of when i use to live out in the countrYYYside…excellent PICTURE
Tom Says:
June 9th, 2008 at 12:55 am
funny. would make a great video.
yasmin Says:
June 20th, 2008 at 12:09 am
adorable, just watched alvin and the chipmunks with the family, deja vu all over again, very good, the wait was worth it, great capture.