Squirrel IV

[Andreas Liedmann]

Oooops another Squirrel image .... I am in love with them at the moment , sorry folks !
Still playing around with subjects and new gear , learning new stuff slowly .

Mirrorless has definitely some advantages ... but difficult to get used to it at some point , when one is used to a DSLR . Behaves very different in various situations ... into both directions , good and bad .
Me as an older " fart " is sometimes struggling to catch up .... LOL.
But great fun to play around .

Canon EOS R3
EF 200 - 400 IS L at 400 mm
Tripod

F 5,6 ; Iso 16.000 ; 1/ 800 sec

electronic shutter and flip screen for composition and focusing .

Processed with DPP 4 and PSCC 2022 ; almost full frame ; removed one hazelnut from the bark .

Thanx for looking and commenting to my previous postings

Cheers Andreas

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

Andreas, this is amazing for 16,000 ISO! The details and colour really 'pop'. The subject is cute and the composition is just right. Nicely processed ! Enjoy the new toy! Am liking your squirrels a lot !

[haseeb badar]

Hi Andreas -- Is the R3 that good with high ISO ?

I loved the colours here, especially the way your subject with its lovely orange shades is standing out against the green settings. Very nice details considering that very high ISO .

Another lovely image.

TFS !

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks guys from India ....

@ Haseeb .... the Iso performance is " on par " with the 1Dx III , IMHO . Maybe ever so slightly lower .... a " bigger " issue is the base sharpness which is " obviously " lower in the R3 . Saying this with my used kit and skills shooting mirrorless . On the other hand getting the exposure is right is easier and the tracking is easier .... as long as the AF locks on . I am still in the learning mode to work with the new AF system ....

Cheers Andreas

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Andreas, I like everything about it, apart from the green in the bark. Classic pose of the 'Red' stretched out, cool backdrop, perhaps a slight head to camera, but good that the muddy Squirrel gave you some time.

Re the 'emerald' green, I think you either had to be there, or... you have pushed them Andreas, why do I say pushed, look at the squirrels front paw and how the green has crept along the arm....

FWIW Haseeb, there appears to be not much difference between the R6 & R3, both on a par with PXs, both have Animal tracking, except the R3 has more of an updated AF, but my question would be, is roughly £3.5k extra worth it and why would you upgrade from a 1DX MK2????

TFS
Steve

[Steve Kaluski]

Ignore the green arm, took it into PS and all good, must be the way it's rendered.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Steve ... for sure have I pushed the whole thing , it is not as shot
Flat pancake light .... and I actually like the green bark a lot . Must not be pushed that far as I did .... matter of taste .

Cheers Andreas

[Steve Kaluski]

I actually like the green bark a lot . Must not be pushed that far as I did .... matter of taste .

I think it's just a balancing act Andreas, but for me, when pushing, it still needs to appear natural, otherwise I fear it pops out and then jars with the overall colours.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Agree with you it is mostly a thinner line to walk on when pushing tone or color .... but I do not expect a 100 % natural look . Personally I think I did not went over the edge ...
Velvia did not look natural .... in the good old days and was THE film in those days .

Cheers Andreas

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like it but if mine I would have made a little less saturated. I remember Fuji and Velvia and Kodachrome days and comparing them, Velvia was good but often a little rich for me.

[Andreas Liedmann]

Thanks Jon ... I could go little less saturated without loosing the overall look & feel .

I loved Velvia ... BTW . But always good to have different views to certain aspects in our work , otherwise all would look the same !!!