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Red Squirrel High Key

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Posted by Craig Churchill on December 28, 2009 at 3:15 PM
Red Squirrel High Key
Just returned from a fantastic week in scotland,lots of snow,low temps and great company!!
This is a shot I've tried to get in previous visits but never quite managed,not to everybodies tastes but different from the norm!
(Needed a black border!)

Nikon D3,500F4 AFS/2/Hide


Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk
Posted by Ian Mason on December 28, 2009 at 3:17 PM
Ah! It disappeared! Yes, the black border does help a lot. Very different and really focuses the attention where it should be. Aren't they addictive?
Posted by Edwin kats on December 28, 2009 at 5:53 PM
Great shot. Not a big fan of high key but this loos very nice. Indeed the black border works here.

Edwin Kats
Posted by John MacTavish on December 28, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Love high key, but I'm not with the rest when it comes to the border. To me it really negates the high key effect.
Love the shot otherwise.
Posted by John Robinson on December 28, 2009 at 6:06 PM
Great shot ,and I have to say I agree with John - with out the border it could have so many publication uses and would ,look great printed on A4 even.
Cheers
John
Posted by Craig Churchill on December 29, 2009 at 2:25 AM
Hi John's

Agree with you but when I posted it first it looked very lost on the page so reposted with a border!

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk :wink:
Posted by Jeroen Stel on December 29, 2009 at 3:08 AM
Superb winter shot!
Love the high key effect!

Well done!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Ron McCombe on December 29, 2009 at 4:12 AM
Craig,

this is great shot with or without the border

Ron
Posted by Nigel Blake on December 29, 2009 at 4:13 AM
I like it, Craig! The squirrel has a great expression, I also don't think it needs the border, however I can see why you added it for display here.
Posted by Craig Jones on December 29, 2009 at 6:07 AM
A very different RS image as you have said Craig,looks stunning IMO I like it without the border,gives the image much more impact :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Peter Cairns on December 29, 2009 at 6:28 AM
Good thinking. I missed this!

Pete
Posted by Cliff Norton on December 29, 2009 at 6:35 AM
Nice image just a little to much white on the bottem of the framing for my liking.
Make a nice chritmas card
Posted by Philip Newman on December 29, 2009 at 9:24 AM
Very simple but very effective Craig, chest area looks just a little hot to me. :toast:

Posted by Ian Haskell on December 29, 2009 at 3:44 PM
I think it looks great and I could see it in a photographic mag with text around it.

Ian
Posted by David Taylor on December 29, 2009 at 7:10 PM
Very nice to see something different. :wavey:

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Posted by Kim Connolly on December 30, 2009 at 9:51 AM
A really fabulous shot - as usual Craig. I love it. :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Andrew Parkinson on December 30, 2009 at 10:20 AM
Hey Craig

This image works well and it is a brave shot. I'd love to know the thought process behind it i.e did you previsualise it and intentionally over expose it in the field or was it something that came to you as you were processing it? Doesn't reflect on the qulaity of the final image or my opinion of it, I'm just being nosey

Best wishes for 2010

Andy :toast:
Posted by Craig Churchill on December 30, 2009 at 11:20 AM
Hi Andy

A bit of both really,whilst sitting in the hide I could see that there were ridges of snow in front of me and I had in mind then what I wanted it was just a case of getting the squirrel to sit there as they were taking the nuts up into the trees to eat.
The final image looked fine but I lifted the white a little in photoshop after.

Have a great New Year!!

Craig
www.craigchurchill.co.uk :toast: