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05-JUN-2008

Size 15 EE, baby, and proud of it! - brenda
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This squirrel must have been really young and showed absolutely no fear of me. It even turned to sniff at my lens when I raised the camera and held it close. My backyard critters are used to me anyhow. I talk to them as I put out sunflower seeds, so they aren't bothered by hearing me move around. This one was on a "bird" feeder attached to a pear limb slightly above my head.

Olympus Evolt E-510
1/80s f/5.6 at 14.0mm iso100 full exif

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Olympus DSLR Challenge08-Jun-2008 15:04
Very natural looking - look how you can see every hair on his body! Good job of natural framing in the window of the feeder.

brent
Guest 08-Jun-2008 14:24
Thanks so much,l everyone. Miro, I bumped up the saturation 3 notches and the contrast by a similar amount. I hope it works better. I worry about the continual re-compressions. I guess there's little one can do, though - and I do have the original.

All of this feedback is so incredibly helpful to me.

Brenda
Miroslav Kral 08-Jun-2008 07:59
Brenda, you are happy your models are willing to pose for peanuts or sunflower seeds. Very nice portrait, with the shy smile.
Not a critic , but little more contrast and a bit more saturated could brush away flat look----on My monitor.:-)
Shirley Haden07-Jun-2008 17:15
What a sweet cute little baby! I just want to kiss his little nose. Doesn't it feel so good to have the trust of wild animals in our world. This little baby will always know you are a kind person and will grow up feeling safe coming to see you. You have imprinted a good vibe into this little sweetie-pie, with it bright shiny eyes. Very nicely done Brenda!
Olympus DSLR Challenge07-Jun-2008 16:53
Thank you Brenda: after your demonstration, I will stop to save money to buy an expensive telezoom. With some cents of sunflower seeds I can get the same. Incredible shot. endika
Guest 06-Jun-2008 19:32
Excellent !! How did you get that close and how did you get him/her to sit that still so get such a sharp shot??
Carlo 06-Jun-2008 16:14
I love these little guys. I agree with Richard. How did you get that close? I cheated with mine by narrowing my lense at 54mm. It look as if he ready to jump if you had inched closer. Very nice.
Richdow AKA Catman 06-Jun-2008 15:56
How did you get that close, you and Carlo in challenge 81 have the best squirrel pictues that I have ever seen.
Guest 06-Jun-2008 14:00
14mm and THAT close to a squirrel ? That's amazing ! Well done... excellent picture in its own !

Marc