Look - No hands

[Steve Kaluski]

The agility of these guys is amazing, the 'Reds' are gorgeous, but later on in Winter, they are at their best, with their ear tuffs.

Shot within an old Scot's Pine forest, so light is always a premium, likewise these guys are still very vary too.

Steve

Subject: Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon 1DX
Lens: 500f/4 with 1.4x Gitzo tripod/Uniqball head
Exposure: 1/640s at f/5.6 ISO2500 EV +0.67
Original format: Portrait, slight crop.

Baited, as they no longer work for peanuts.

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Steve - Your usual excellent techs and detail but this one isn't working as well for me. It feels to me like the squirrel is overwhelmed by the tree. Perhaps if the squirrel was a ridge closer to you on the trunk, it would work better. Sorry. It is a fun pose though.

TFS,
Rachel

[Steve Kaluski]

It feels to me like the squirrel is overwhelmed by the tree.

Are you suggesting then, less on the LHS?

[Rachel Hollander]

Perhaps a closer crop from both sides but that won't eliminate the ridge issue.

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Nice angle on the squirrel here Steve, colours and techs are great and I like those raised forelimbs and pleasing BG. TFS.

[Dumay de Boulle]

I have to say I love it as is. Great BG and I like all the space.

[Anette Mossbacher]

Hi Steve, love this one the tree hanger lolol. Tech and details as usual nothing to add on. I had a look on waht Rachel is suggesting, I might would crop a tad from the LHS, the chap is pressing itself on the tree as it looks to do the stunt. I like it a lot.

Have a great eve

Ciao Anette

[Morkel Erasmus]

I like the pose and soft light/details Steve. Perhaps if the tree was less sharpened it would compete less with the squirrel which looks quite smooth compared to the bark?