When you have just the right components, Nature provides her own portrait studio. (I think this may be the same young weasel caught this summer, now in his bright white winter coat. Same hunting area & he certainly has that fresh face & ears look!)
1. An adorable subject;
2. Beautiful natural light;
3. A backdrop that accents the subject (in this case, some very dark fallen tree trunks to contrast with the snow and ice);
4. A trick of the lighting (or perhaps it was frost or snow) that truly brings the subject to "superstar model" status. (Check out Photos 4 & 5 (which is a cropped format). Are those really "stars in the eyes & nose"? I always knew this weasel was star material! :)
PHOTO #1
Weasel - Long Tailed"WHO ARE YOU CALLING ADORABLE?"
PHOTO #2
Weasel - Long Tailed"THE WEASEL PORTRAIT STUDIO"
PHOTO #3
Weasel - Long Tailed"SQUINT"
PHOTO #4
Weasel - Long Tailed"STARS IN OUR EYES (AND ON OUR NOSE)"
PHOTO #5
Weasel - Long Tailed"STAR MATERIAL"