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    Dear BPN Friends,

    Saturday night... 10 pm and I am still busy with an RP on my previous lion post. I feel like sharing something to make you smile. So here it is, very little PP work... but I am ready to receive your comments and critique - so please go ahead...

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    Yup, your right it did make me smile. Lovely little critters. All looks spot on to me. Thank you for sharing, Gabriela.
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    Cute shot Gabriela and nice colours. I like the composition and the OOF grasses in the foreground.

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    Thank you Joseph and Jon, appreciated
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    Hi Gabriela - Definitely a fun image that brings a smile to the face. Comp works and the techs and sharpness look good. If it was mine I would remove the very slight blue tinge in the underbelly of the squirrels.

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    Hi Gabriela, I like the interaction, POV and the fact the tail isn't clipped, good call on the framing/cropping and you feeling confident in pushing the ISO for SS so the scene does not evade capture. To me and it might be the laptop, but I just feel it appears 'drab/flat/muddy' with both Contrast & Colour being very dominant, it lack some life & sparkle. There is not much 'light' to help the tonal range.

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    Thank you so much Rachel and Steve, will look into those issues mentioned and get back to you asap

    Warmest regards,
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    And here is my RP
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    Looks better overall and the eyes now have 'life' in them!!!!

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    So do I, for getting your stamp of approval!

    Thank you Steve, very grateful for your advice

    Warmest regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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    This is just lovely,ha ha and Yes Gabriela I am smiling.


    The raised front feet of the "tickled"is pricless. Adore the details you guys work to Gabby re repost. Beautifully executed especially with regards to the light levels Gabby really inspiring on a personal level. Fabulous interaction caught,I also find the setting really cool I presume they are in front of their "den" and the hole is to the left,it sort of anchors them for me mate

    Gorgeous to view simply too cute thanks for sharing

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    Hi Gabriela ...i do love this squirrels and their always funny behavior , alway a pleasure to watch them .
    Sadly i do overlooked them many times ...on the hunt for the bigger game .
    I like the position of both and the behavior of them , good that you havenīt clipped anything .
    Lovely colors .....and i agree about the " lifeless " look of the OP .... i think the RP has covered most of it ....from my POV i would boost the mid tones in the subjects .

    Lovely overall image ...well done .

    TFS Andreas

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    Thank you Stu and Andreas,

    Andreas, always a pleasure to read your critique/ comments. Doing so often prompts me to reprocess an image with good results:)

    Kind regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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    Hi Gabriela ,cheer's me up no end viewing this ,all the technical bits well covered ,you did so well capturing this moment with these two smashing looking little chaps,looks like it has really found the tickle spots,my grand-kids have found that my feet are the things to aim for.

    Cheers Keith.

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    Thank you dear Keith,

    Watching and capturing those chaps was great fun as you can imagine...

    I have a whole sequence (a story sequence of course) that will give you more reason to smile. I just need a few nights to stitch them together and then share, will let you know when ready:)

    Always grateful for your time to view and comments, much appreciated

    Kind regards,
    Gabriela Plesea

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