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Squirrel from the Wirrel

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9 replies
Posted by Kevin Lewis on April 3, 2007 at 1:50 PM
ok I know it isn't really from the Wirrel but it's close enough to let me use the title :)

Full frame
Canon 20D
Sigma 150mm macro
Av mode, 1/250sec@f11 +2/3Ev
iso 400 raw
Processed in Capture One and CS2, resized, very small amount of sharpening applied but it might still be a fraction too much. Colour saturation was only increased 5%
Posted by Graeme Lee on April 3, 2007 at 4:23 PM
Excellent. Maybe a bit more space on the left for it to look into?

:toast:
Posted by Nick Railton on April 3, 2007 at 5:57 PM
Kevin, Stunning pic, I think your PP is spot on, maybe as Graham said a little space on the left would have been good perhaps you had no choice in the matter?

Cheers
Posted by kevin Treadwell on April 3, 2007 at 7:11 PM
Great shot Kevin. Makes me want to drive to the to the woods with my gear nd a bag of nuts! :biggrin:

Kevin
Droitwich
Posted by Kevin Lewis on April 4, 2007 at 12:28 AM
This was taken with me lying on the floor handholding the camera so no chance to reposition myself. I took a series of images as the squirrel kept coming back towards me. The shots with the squirrel a bit further away are ok but this pose as the squirrel paused for a moment caught my eye. I am driving down to the woods today for another session lol
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 4, 2007 at 3:40 AM
They look fun these and so cute, all done with a 150mm to, nice one.

:toast:

Tim
Posted by Rob Ashton on April 4, 2007 at 9:06 AM
I'm seriously considering getting this lens and seeing this has further persuaded me. Very nice.

Rob :toast:
Posted by Kevin Lewis on April 4, 2007 at 2:24 PM
only downside of the Sigma 150mm is the focussing, it does tend to wander off to infinity occasionally and then track back to the correct point of focus. Quality and build wise it is up there with the best of them.
Posted by David Taylor on April 4, 2007 at 3:22 PM
I like it just as it is. I too have decided to get the Sigma 150mm macro for my new SD14 after seeing this. Excellent.
Posted by Mark sellings on April 5, 2007 at 3:56 AM
Lovely shot - looks like a Squirrel doing a monkey impersonation :toast:

Mark