Results 1 to 7 of 7

Thread: Round Tailed Ground Squirrel with young

  1. #1
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Phoenix, AZ
    Posts
    2,267
    Threads
    560
    Thank You Posts

    Default Round Tailed Ground Squirrel with young

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    Canon 7D
    Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L
    1/2000sec f/7.1 ISO 400 HH

    Levels, crop, sharpening in CS5

  2. #2
    BPN Member Morkel Erasmus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    South Africa
    Posts
    14,858
    Threads
    1,235
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    nice low angle here and I dig the symmetrical poses Ian
    I don't mind the DOF as I often take shots with animals slightly OOF, but in this case I just with there was a bit more separation between the young one's mouth and mom, maybe just that they were spaced slightly apart left-to-right
    Morkel Erasmus

    WEBSITE


  3. #3
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Phoenix, AZ
    Posts
    2,267
    Threads
    560
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Thanks for commenting, Morkel. I wasn't in a position to shift myself enough to separate them , but I see what you mean.

  4. #4
    BPN Viewer Steve Canuel's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    5,444
    Threads
    444
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Like the mirrored poses here. Looks as if mom may have moved her head as the rest of the body seems to be a different sharpness. Also like the sunburst catchlight.

  5. #5
    BPN Viewer Pieter de Waal's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    Swaziland, Southern Africa
    Posts
    1,677
    Threads
    91
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Lovely symmetrical pose Ian, you managed the difficult light conditions very well. You are right not easy to get your subjects the way you want them in the wild.

  6. #6
    BPN Member Morkel Erasmus's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    South Africa
    Posts
    14,858
    Threads
    1,235
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Ian Cassell View Post
    Thanks for commenting, Morkel. I wasn't in a position to shift myself enough to separate them , but I see what you mean.
    we mostly aren't in a position to do so...but just some food for thought for next time, eh?
    Morkel Erasmus

    WEBSITE


  7. #7
    Robert Amoruso
    Guest

    Default

    Ian,

    A couple of things I would like to add to the above comments. A reverse s-curve would help to lower contrast and open up the shadows here.

    At 1/2000 sec. and as it looks there are not moving around, then a slower shutter and smaller aperture could have gotten more of the BG adult sharper. Of course assuming they were posed like this long enough to react.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics