Red Squirrel

[Martin Dyer]

Taken in the Cairngorms in Scotland at a feeding site in the Rothiemurchus forest.

Got down really low to make the soft OOF carpet of the Blayberry.

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[Rick A. Brown]

Good photo. Limited DOF very beneficial here. The squirrel looks like a bad hair day on meth.

[Steve Foss]

Martin, I like the way the OOF foreground and more OOF background cement this squirrel so strictly into the space. I'm also a sucker for greens. Just love them. Well framed, well exposed, nicely done. Whether the in-focus small tuft of leaves in front of the squirrel adds to the comp or detracts from it is a piece of personal opinion. In my case, I'd view one as is alongside one with the leaves cloned out and see which I liked the best.

[John Cooper]

A great image Martin - the selective focusing has worked beautifully and you just have to love that tail!!!

[DanWalters]

Really like the low ange and the OOF grass in the foreground. Great colors also.

[Nonda Surratt]

Gotta love those ear tufts! I very much like your use of DOF in this image.

[Jasper Doest]

I love the tail, the addition of vegetation and the OOF foreground....all very nice! However, I do feel that it is photographed a bit too tight. It might work better with slightly more space on bottom and top. Great shooting angle!

[D. Robert Franz]

With the the OOF FG and the OOF BG similar it has the effect of isolating the subject and giving it strong interest. A little tight on the crop as mentioned by Jasper.. Overall very nice.