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Red Squirrel with Repost

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Posted by Tim Munsey on April 3, 2008 at 5:21 AM
I went down on my belly for this shot, much to the squirrels amusement.

Cheers now

Tim
D3, 300mm f/4, 1/200th at F/7.1, ISO 800
Posted by Major Gilbert on April 3, 2008 at 5:31 AM
Now thats a bit more like it Mr Munsey. Nice one. :toast:

Major.
Posted by Danny Green on April 3, 2008 at 6:01 AM
Very nice, love the pose.

Danny :wavey:

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Posted by Andy Astbury on April 3, 2008 at 6:18 AM
Very nice shot Tim - pose is brilliant as Danny says :toast: :toast:
Posted by Paul King on April 3, 2008 at 7:37 AM
That pose is great, and the colours are brill. :toast:
Posted by Craig Churchill on April 3, 2008 at 8:09 AM
One of the best Red Squirrel shots I've seen on here! Great ear tufts!!!!


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Paula Graham on April 3, 2008 at 8:09 AM
Lovely, great pose and colours and I love the little blue flower.
Posted by Paul Inglis on April 3, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Hi Tim,

Superb pose and cracking capture!
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Posted by Barrie Courtenay on April 3, 2008 at 9:49 AM
Lovely thick coat he has.....sharp detailed shot

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Posted by Brian McGeough on April 3, 2008 at 10:24 AM
Love the pose too, reminds me of Norman Wisdom, I can almost hear "Mr. Grimsdale!" :biggrin:
Posted by Alan Bryant on April 3, 2008 at 11:33 AM
Great pose he has :cool:

Nice shot Tim :toast:
Posted by Guy Rogers on April 3, 2008 at 12:50 PM
Hello Tim.

Great capture, the pose and setting work well together. I,m hoping to get these some time but I think this will take some beating. :wavey:
Posted by eric weight on April 3, 2008 at 2:22 PM
Brilliant pose. I must find some soon.
:toast: :toast: Eric
Posted by John Robinson on April 3, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Excellent !
JohnR
Posted by Sean Bolton on April 3, 2008 at 4:36 PM
Hi Tim

Nice image, lovely composition and pose from Mr Squirrel.

To my eye this image looks rather flat and needs a tweak to curves and levels to bring it to life. Here is my quick bash, hope you don't mind, just pulled the levels sliders in a bit and a slight S curve applied. Be careful not to oversaturate the orange.

regards

Sean
Posted by Bertl Menegoni on April 3, 2008 at 5:12 PM
Great shot Tim,
I like the low viewing point
good try Sean,
I would prefer more the first edition,
because the smoother BG. :smile:

Bertl Menegoni
Innsbruck
Austria
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 4, 2008 at 2:02 AM
Hi Sean,
I can see what you mean, and agree it does need bringing more to life, I shall fiddle more, still getting to grips with the new camera.

Thanks all for comments!
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 4, 2008 at 2:36 AM
Here's a compromise:

Posted by Sean Bolton on April 4, 2008 at 4:21 AM
Hi Tim

Compromise looks better. For my taste still a fraction flat but it is a case of 'season to taste' I think.

How is the D3? Does it live up to the hype? If only I didn't own so much Canon kit......

cheers

Sean
Posted by Tim Munsey on April 4, 2008 at 4:32 AM
Hi Sean,
Rumours have it that a similar spec to the D3 5D canon upgrade is coming. I think the D3 is fantastic, in Vienna last week inside church's I was shooting without the need of a tripod or flash so low light is now no problem. The pics are always very sharp, the focus is very fast and accurate, flight shots as I've said before are now only limited by the users reactions. I'm a very happy owner I only wish for more time to play and half a dozen more lenses and a porsche :wink: , oh and Kierra Knightley :biggrin: .

Cheers

Tim
Posted by David Kjaer on April 4, 2008 at 4:36 AM
Love that pose!

David :toast: :toast:
Posted by Rene de Heer on April 4, 2008 at 6:59 AM
As stated before, a striking pose. Love it !
Rene de Heer
Posted by Helge Sorensen on April 4, 2008 at 8:37 AM
Wonderful shot, cheers! :toast: :toast: