Little Red

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Just wondered which of these two versions you liked better.
A Little Red Squirrel.
Shot in the shade.
Cloudy WB
f5.6
1/50s
100-400 @400
-2/3 EV
400 ISO
No cropping
Tripod
Gaussian Blur in the BG
Just two different treatments in PS.
Thanks for looking.

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Here is the second treatment adjusting the highlights and blending using the multiply option and reducing the opacity.
Might be a little too much.
C & C appreciated.
TX.

[Gus Cobos]

The original is more natural. Great composition, image and capture Jackie...a big congrats...keep them coming...:cool:

[Alfred Forns]

Another vote for the first Jackie Would increase contrast just a little and corp some from the bottom LIke the image very much.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Excellent capture Jackie, very detailed and well composed. Another vote for the original.
Regards,

[Jerry van Dijk]

Half a vote for the second one! I like the greens there, but the orange looks too artificial. I'm not an expert with PS, but it must be possible to have one without the other. Great composition and BG, may be further improved by a slight crop from the right.

[Nonda Surratt]

Like the first one..Good catch in catching one not in motion:-)

[Harold Davis]

i will echo al's post!! love the red squirrel. not sure if i ever saw one!!

[Amy DeStefanis]

I would say something in between the first and second. I like the first - but agree it's a LITTLE flat. Maybe bump up the contrast a little, but not the saturation?

Great light and background - and of course, the squirrel is great!

Amy D.