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Sciurus caroliniensis

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Posted by Graeme Lee on November 14, 2007 at 7:45 PM
Sciurus caroliniensis
..or Grey Squirrel.

Not my usual subject but here it is anyway! Sharpening technique was to select the areas I want sharpened, apply sharpening to tif, overly so! and then reduce tif to web size! Not my usual way of processing but I seem to be getting better results this way using CS3 than my normal sharpening methods. Not overly keen on CS3 for the things I use it for. Doesn't seem as subtle as CS2, but then I'm crap in CS2 as well :rolleyes:

Any comments welcome especially with regards to sharpening

techs:
1d2, 500/4is + 1.4x, 1/320th, f5.6, ISO 200, tripod
Posted by Andy Astbury on November 14, 2007 at 8:04 PM
Sharpness - spot on, exposure - spot on, comp - spot on :toast: :toast: :toast:

Nice BG too - not bad for a crap operator Graeme :biggrin: :biggrin: :wavey:
Posted by Marko Trebušak on November 15, 2007 at 1:43 AM
Over sharpening photo before resizing it for web presentation is my method too. And you did well in this field. It seems to me that you Brits don't appreciate this American squirrels all that much, so why on earth you broth them to your place after all :biggrin:.

I like your photo and as Andy said: your camera is making outstanding photos :jump: :razz:.

Cheers,
Marko
Posted by Frederic Desmette on November 15, 2007 at 3:08 AM
Very good, it is almost 3d!
Frederic
Posted by Andy Astbury on November 15, 2007 at 3:10 AM
Teh-he...good one Marko :jump: :jump: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Posted by Tim Munsey on November 15, 2007 at 3:17 AM
Cracker! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

Tim
Posted by Dave Sewell on November 15, 2007 at 3:50 AM
I like it! You've managed to get away from the rather hackneyed shots of greys that people normally produce. Marko, I think the Grey Squirrel was introduced to Britain as part of the Victorians 'acclimatisation of species' philosophy where for some Godunknown reason they thought it their duty to reshape the world as they saw it. Soft apeths!
Posted by Ian Hardy on November 15, 2007 at 4:06 AM
Graeme,

Brilliant !!!!!!! :toast: :jump: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Alan Woolnough on November 15, 2007 at 6:26 AM
Can't comment on the various sharpening methods Graeme, but i can on the final result........................and its a real corker :toast: :toast:

I love it :toast:

Alan
Posted by Mark Fellowes on November 15, 2007 at 11:53 AM
Simply superb shot - full of attitude and very nicely composed too.
:toast:
Mark
Posted by PhilH on November 15, 2007 at 11:53 AM
Looks good, I think I know the sharpening you are employing....

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by John Wannop on November 15, 2007 at 12:50 PM
Nice work Graeme, sharpening seems to working very well.

john
Posted by Stuart McCrae on November 15, 2007 at 2:15 PM
Wish I was as crap as you :wink:

Very nice shot of this pest :biggrin:

Stu.