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Cheeky Squirrel Photo Crasher

on August 12, 2009 2:20 PM | Comments (72)

Melissa Brandts and her husband were hiking in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada and decided to take a portrait of themselves with spectacular Lake Minnewanka in the background. Melissa set up the camera and went back to pose, and her husband held the remote shutter release.

Meanwhile, attracted by the sounds of the autofocus, an inquisitive Columbian ground squirrel, common in the park, popped up to investigate. Click! "Self-Portrait With Ground Squirrel" was born.

Knowing she had struck photo gold, Melissa sent the pic to National Geographic magazine's Your Shot, and photo editor Susan Welchman chose it for her Daily Dozen gallery last week. You can find it in all its furry glory by clicking here.

In the past few days, this photo has appeared on the popular blogs Nothing to Do With Arbroath, Neatorama, and that bastion of adorableness, Cute Overload. Today the photo surfaced on the Daily Mail.

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Your Photos, Your Issue

Janelle Nanos

on June 30, 2009 4:00 PM | Comments (1)

Images can create intrigue, bring wonder, and cause laughter or inspiration. They're something we're known for here at National Geographic, and since March 2006, we've enabled our readers to share their own visions of the world with us through our "Your Shot" online gallery.

So we're excited to announce that National Geographic's Your Shot Special Issue hits newsstands today (June 30), featuring 101 brilliant images submitted by readers. And over at NGM Blog Central, Oliver Uberti shares how he and photo editor Susan Welchman chose from among the hundreds of thousands of images to create the issue, and the two of them talk (eagerly, passionately) about some of their favorites.

Order your own copy of the issue now, and get it personalized with your own photo on the cover.

[Why We Love Your Shot(s)]

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