Snack tree

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 1, 2014165 views4 comments

I heard some scolding behind me and turned to see this squirrel in the shadows on a large branch. Apparently I had annoyed him as he was enjoying his snack. I liked the deep color of his coat. I got one shot before he took off. I would have liked to have been able to shift to get a better BG in the tree.

This is a large crop.

Canon T3i
1/400 @ F-5.6 ISO100 +.03
Canon 70-300 IS USM
spot metering.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 1, 2014 at 4:49 PM

The squirrel is definitely sharp and has that nice tail over the head pose working. The image feels a little dark, quite possibly because of the shading of the foliage. In this case I think Viveza would help by letting you lighten the squirrel to let him separate from his surroundings better.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 2, 2014 at 9:14 AM

Hi John,

I like the positioning of the squirrel in the frame and its colour certainly draws one's eye. If you did choose to brighten up the image (as per Rick's suggestion) I would tend to go globally (rather than selectively on the squirrel only). As one who likes slightly darker images the brightness looks just fine to me as posted.

Cheers...

Brad

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on April 3, 2014 at 4:53 PM

The squirrel is positioned nicely in the frame and the pose with the tail wrapped over the head is fine also. The tree adds some interesting shapes also.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 3, 2014 at 10:35 PM

To me, this is a successful capture. I like the rich colors, typical squirrel pose and the many textures.

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