Indian Palm Squirrel by Syed Asir Ha-Mim Brinto

In this captivating portrait of an Indian Palm Squirrel, the photographer masterfully utilizes natural sunlight as a backlight to illuminate the subject. By capturing the squirrel in its element, the image transforms a common, everyday sight into a vibrant and visually striking composition. The decision to use a long focal length isolates the subject against a soft background, emphasizing the squirrel's intricate textures and lively character. This photograph is award-worthy for its ability to elevate a familiar creature through precise technical execution and a keen eye for the interplay of light and shadow.

Indian Palm Squirrel by Syed Asir Ha-Mim BrintoIndian Palm Squirrel by Syed Asir Ha-Mim Brinto
Nikon d5500 with 70-300 mm | Exposure 1/500sec @ f/6.3 | ISO 2000 | Focal Length 300mm
Copyright Β© Syed Asir Ha-Mim Brinto
Light & Composition Photo of the Day

Syed Asir Ha-Mim Brinto

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Syed Asir Ha-Mim Brinto is a self-taught photographer based in Rajshahi, Bangladesh, who holds a degree in Bengali Language and Literature from Rajshahi University. His lifelong fascination with photography began during his childhood through early exposure to family cameras. Today, he focuses his lens on street, lifestyle, landscape, and documentary photography, consistently striving to explore the world and narrate compelling human and natural stories through his work.

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2,475 views | 3 Reviews
Award Winner Photo of the Day
Award Date August 11, 2024
68.0
AWARD SCORE
Value 13.0
Clarity 13.0
Composition 18.0
Style 12.0
Skill 12.0
Photograph Location
Rajshahi, Bangladesh

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54/500 Submission
Jury Score: 68.0/80
Resonance Score: 6.4/20
Total Award Score: 74.4/100

Expert Photography Reviews · 3

Thomas Hargreaves Earned Photographs, Craft Discipline & the Long Wait Expert Review
One suspects the light cooperated on the first attempt. It often does, for the patient. Capturing a squirrel with such crisp backlighting requires more than a long lens; it demands hours of sitting perfectly still while the insects have their way with you. I’ve spent enough damp mornings in the brush to recognize the discipline here. It’s a tidy piece of work. I find myself genuinely envious of that golden rim light. He clearly didn't rush this.
Franz Hubner Night Photography, Astrophotography & the Scale of the Cosmos Expert Review
At 1/500th of a second, this squirrel exists in a blink, a frantic heartbeat compared to the ancient photons I usually track. It’s a terrestrial contrast to my usual work. While I’m used to managing thermal noise at high ISOs, here the sunlight is almost too generous. I find myself smiling at its stillness. It’s a quiet, grounded moment, capturing a life that doesn't care about the light-years passing silently above its head.
Yusuf Al-Hamdan Landscape, Light as Presence & the Spiritual Dimension Expert Review
The squirrel pauses, caught in that fleeting, golden rim-light. I’ve spent enough mornings in the tall grass to know the stillness required here; he didn’t rush the creature, he waited for it to breathe. The backlight turns the fur into a halo of amber, elevating the mundane to the sacred. It’s a quiet, holy moment. My own pulse slows just looking at it. He stood there, patient and unseen, listening to the light.
Reflections on this Photograph
By Rashid Noor

The Weight of Small Things

Why do we assume that significance is measured by scale? We spend our lives looking for the monumental, the grand gestures that define history, while the quiet, frantic pulse of the world happens beneath our notice.

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By Clara Menezes

The Architecture of Smallness

We often mistake the grand for the significant, forgetting that the world is held together by the frantic, rhythmic pulse of the small.

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