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Red Squirrel

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Posted by Tom Smit on October 30, 2012 at 9:46 AM
Red Squirrel
It's been a long time ago posting an image in the UKNP forum. It's a very busy time for me and that will not change the coming time.
A week or two ago I had the oppertunity to use a photoshelter of Han Bouwmeester. This time the red squirrels are the top actors of the day.
I "only" had one body at the moment. So in some cases I had to decide to let my 500mm on the body in stead of changing lenses and loosing the moment.

Hope you enjoy this one. If so I do have lot more pictures of these acrobates.

C&C as alway welcome.
Exif: 1/160sec, F4.0, ISO 640, 500mm
Posted by Phil Ellard on October 30, 2012 at 2:39 PM
Love it, hopefully i will get some before the year is out. This is a cracker :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on October 30, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Very very nice Tom, lovely green bg and red of the squidger. I might be tempted to crop a bit in from the left to remove some of that out of focus tree trunk. :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 30, 2012 at 4:04 PM
A lovely image Tom. I would love more space on the right but I can fully sympathise with the lens on / lens off situation. As it is I would consider taking a bit off the top just to make it less square. :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on October 30, 2012 at 6:33 PM
Beauty Tom, agree with Rob about taking some off the top to give a more landscape comp. Very sharp & detailed.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by keith mitchell on October 31, 2012 at 4:12 AM
Tom i agree a little more on the right if you have it,the squirrel is really nice! super detail and pin sharp.

Keith. :smile:
Posted by Neil Burton on October 31, 2012 at 5:49 AM
Would prefer more bottom but that is a nice squiggler.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on October 31, 2012 at 6:38 AM

Works for as posted, it's a very nice squirrel image, Tom.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Bob Johnson on October 31, 2012 at 8:52 AM
Great squirrel Tom, sharp with plenty of detail. For me I would like less of the tree :wink:

Bob :smile:
Posted by Paul Rosser on October 31, 2012 at 3:33 PM
Great image, and fine detail too, would love to see it large!! :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Paul :wavey:
Posted by Tom Smit on November 2, 2012 at 4:46 PM
Hi All,

Thanks for your C&C.
A repost with less OoF tree, less square, little crop from the top. Sorry no more room on the right.
I also placed a new one from the some morning. Because you like these animals so much. :)

Thanks again.
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on November 2, 2012 at 4:49 PM
Prefer this one Tom, very nice :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Kim Connolly on November 3, 2012 at 7:30 AM
Fabulous shot. :toast: