Winter Weight

[Nonda Surratt]

Sq humor... from 06...AKA Rotund Rodent. Hopefully a morning smiler

Yes the BG is a bit fugly, light isn't the best and my PP has certainly improved since this image was made.:D

20D, 400f5.6@f5.6 don't know the rest of the techs

[denise ippolito]

Nonda, It's adorable! You could easily clone out the BG and then blend it. Leaving just the bottom piece. I think it would make this "little" guy stand out even more. It's nice and sharp and I like the colors.And his pose is nice as well.

[Alfred Forns]

Nonda.......... you need to stop feeding those little guys ... what bg ... can't see past the squirrel :):):)

[Nonda Surratt]

Isn't she a hoot. Alfred we don't feed them THAT much;)

Denise, I might dig out the raw file at some point and work on the BG.

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Nonda,
Lovely composition, image and capture...you have sharp details and good color rendition...just need to take care of the background as suggested...congrats...I like it...:cool:

[Jackie Schuknecht]

Looks a baby heifer:) Anyways great colours and exposure as usual Nonda.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Very nice composition and details on the squirrel. I think you have a great portrait once you work on the background. A keeper.
Regards,

[Cheryl Flory]

Nonda, what a hilarious and sharp image! What lens do you use?

[Nonda Surratt]

Cheryl,
The lens used here is probably one on my favorites the Canon 400f5.6L, light weigh, fast AF and really good optics. Then again I'm really happy with all my lenses now, it took a while and I bought and sold quite a few in the process.:)

Glad you enjoy the image

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Nonda, that is one FAT squirrel..!!!!!
Regards,
Nicki

[Phil Ertel]

I agree with the comments that with a bit of work on the background this would be great. Love the squirrel. The details and exposure are very good.

Phil

[Desmond Chan]

Regardless of the background, the look of that squirrel itself makes up for anything that is considered not perfect. It puts a smile on my face.

[Bruce Gove]

High Nonda,

I'm thinkin a squirrel this corpulent is a regular at your place!!! He/She must have a name....????

Glad to hear you've got the lenses you wanted most. I tihnk my favorite lens right now is the 100-400MM f4.5-5.6, IS. It's versitility and light weight makes it a great field lens, and despite the fact that it's a zoom, it makes wonderfully sharp images if I do my job;) . Love the image, by the way!!!

Cheers,

Bruce

[Nonda Surratt]

Thanks folks....

Bruce, sq is a she and in sq world she was the dominate female in the yard. We called her Momma,but what is a name to a squirrel? Names are a human thing;)

The 400f5.6 was bought in 06,my dream lens was the 300f2.8L bough in 07..Life is grand isn't it:D