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See-Saw

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Posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 10, 2009 at 1:23 PM
See-Saw
This little chap was quite content to balance on this rather, precarious branch. BG I feel looks more like the school photo that some of us had taken a while back :biggrin: Ring any bells?

Steve
1D MKIII 500f/4 f/5.6 1/250 ISO 400 ground pod skimmer & Wimberley head
Posted by Craig Churchill on April 10, 2009 at 1:36 PM
A little bit of noise evident in the background but a lovely shot,nicely lit!


Craig
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Posted by Chris Johnstone on April 10, 2009 at 1:43 PM
That's a cracker. The branch looks fantastic too. Lovely lead in if ever I saw one.

Chris
Posted by Craig Jones on April 10, 2009 at 2:06 PM
Lovely image and great branch :biggrin: :biggrin: well done :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Justin on April 10, 2009 at 3:09 PM
Hi Steve,

I like this one, especially the minimalist composition, good pose and interesting, weathered and textured perch.
It looks like the noise that Craig mentions is the effect of using Smart Sharpen (or similar) on the background, easily sorted though with a bit of selective sharpening.
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Posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 10, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Actually, spot on Justin. I quickly did a little bit of USM overall & did NOT mask the branch & squirrel. Sloppy! Will now sit on the 'Naughty step' for a few weeks :frown: :wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on April 10, 2009 at 3:57 PM
No need to sit on the naughty step. This is a great portrait.

David

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Posted by Colin Pickett on April 11, 2009 at 4:02 AM
Very nice Stephen, I really like the simplicity. :toast:
Posted by IANMASON on April 14, 2009 at 4:19 AM
Superb composition and overall a great image.