This Is How You Trick a Chipmunk Into Posing With Darth Vader

People couldn't believe that this photograph of Darth Vader riding a chipmunk was not a Photoshop*. To end the controversy, designer and photographer Chris McVeigh has decided to reveal his most precious secret. How Lord Vader rode Billy the chipmunk?

The answer:

Almonds and puppetry. Life is good, my friends, life is good. [Flickr]

Click to view* Of course, the strings are removed and the lightsaber has added glow, but that figure is real on top of Billy, a real chipmunk.