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    Canon 7D Canon 100-400L tripod taken from a hide ISO 800 1/400 f5.6.
    I applied a subtle amount of the new Iris Blur selectively to parts of the background, hopefully it is in keeping with DOF I also applied a NR mask in ACR in addition to sharpening and masking. - Your comments as always are eagerly awaited

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    Amazing detail and pose, great colors...I like this one!

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    Hi Jonathan, firstly I was going to suggest a lower POV, but I see you were shooting from a hide so no chance then I guess?

    I much prefer this one in terms of composition and no grass blades getting in the way either, nice one. I think you could also look at a tighter crop with a 3x2 ratio as i feel there is a little too much space above and to the RHS, but again, all personal tastes. Although viewing on the laptop, so I could be wrong, but I feel it's a little too saturated, plus dropping the red in the BKG would help. The white chest looks rather too pristine, were they that clean? I think you could also compress the Levels histogram (3 1.00, 240), but mask the area of the white chest.

    Try to photograph them in the winter with their ear tuffs, although they will bankrupt you in costs for hazelnuts.

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    Hi Jonathan - I much prefer this one to the other. Nice pose, good detail and no blades of grass in the way. Still a little tight below for my taste but nicely done.

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    Hi Jonathan,
    this one is better than the other one. I would like to see this one combined with the nice framing of the foliage by the first post, that would be the best for me.

    Processing looks good and could be a bit improved by Steve`s suggestions because he is so much damned right , most of the times.

    What i am not sure is the usage of that filter.Think there is an unnatural look in there , like a blurring filter, what this filter actually is.There is no flawless sharpness, the sharpness just starts and stop without any smooth transition, at least for me.Just personal taste.

    TFS Andreas

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    Thanks for your C&C everyone much appreciated. I agree regards the crop and position of the squirrel, the little blighter would not keep still for a second I was shifting focus points and locking focus trying to keep up with the little so and so. The chest is as it was I have not changed or cloned etc, I will check out the histogram.

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    The chest is as it was I have not changed or cloned etc, I will check out the histogram.
    Hi Jonathan, sometimes if you have made global changes to the image you sometimes need to peg back other areas like the chest IMHO, as it just looks too white, perhaps they use DAZ? (sorry UK joke) LOL.

    Back button focusing helps if you haven't tried it before. Also just watch their antics, quite often they dart to the same places, pause & look, that's your moment if you pre-focus.

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    sweet little squirrel in a great pose. Although the bg is busy I don't mind it as it is soft but my eye keeps going to that darn vertical blade of grass by the tail. I too could see this as a tighter crop as well

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    Lovely pose and low angle here.
    Steve's critique was good. Might also consider opening up the shadow detail (and upping exposure in general) a tad.
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