Squirrel on White

[Loi Nguyen]

Image taken in Ottawa last month near a public bird feeder.

1DX
70-200f2.8 II + 1.4X III @ 280mm
1/500
f8
ISO-1600
Cropped slightly all around for comp
Handheld from car window.
Cloned out a few dark spots on the snow

Thank you for your comments.

Loi

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Loi - What a cute image! Good sharpness and detail on the squirrel. Because the snow lacks detail and you can still see very faint darker areas, I would be tempted to take it more high key and brighten the snow a little. Overall, really nice image of an animal we often pass right by.

TFS,
Rachel

[Loi Nguyen]

Rachel, Good idea on making the snow brighter. I only upped the exposure by +0.15EV, but it made a noticeable difference. Loi

[Morkel Erasmus]

Really nice Loi! The repost does it for me, though I would add more contrast (midtones and shadows) to the squirrel.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Loi, I like this, it's different, a cracking little portrait and IMHO a 'commercial' image too.

I'm hoping this is based and developed from the feedback on your Hare shot? Can't comment on colour, but would explore the feedback.

Cool shot!

TFS
Steve

[dankearl]

This is good, I like the whiskers, I do think if it had more snow definition right in front below the face, it would look better.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Loi,
this is great.Just some more mid tones and you are good to go for a very nice image.Based on RP.

Really nice work :cheers:.

TFS Andreas

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Loi, I like this, it's different, a cracking little portrait and IMHO a 'commercial' image too.

I'm hoping this is based and developed from the feedback on your Hare shot? Can't comment on colour, but would explore the feedback.

Cool shot!



TFS
Steve

Yes, I thought of your version of the hare when I worked on this image. Thanks again. Loi

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Loi,
this is great.Just some more mid tones and you are good to go for a very nice image.Based on RP.

Really nice work :cheers:.

TFS Andreas

Hi Andreas, by more mid tones, do you mean more contrast. Morkel aslso said it, so I added a little more contrast here. Thanks. Loi

[Loi Nguyen]

Please see the RP with a little more contrast. I'm quite happy with the end result after your suggestions. Thank you! Loi

[Ashleigh Scully]

Hi LOI Im sorry I missed this. Such a cute capture and I love the repost!

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Loi, looks better to me, did you apply it to the whole subject? If so i would go different and use a mask and then apply the mid tone .
Andreas