Red Squirrel

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 15, 2009167 views8 comments

1D2n, EF70-200, f2.8 @ f2.8, 1/160s, iso 640.

These animals are hilarious to watch. I wanted to capture the surprised look on the squirrel's face as it saw me (or the lens) in the hide, so opted for as wide an aperture as possible to selectively focus on the eyes. Most frames were wasted, but I'm happy with this one.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by Cam Held on December 15, 2009 at 6:49 PM

Ian great shot!

You got the focus spot on! I love his expression!
-Cam

Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 15, 2009 at 11:38 PM

Great photo of one of my favorite group of mammals. I also like the facial expression.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on December 16, 2009 at 4:21 AM

Ian, I'm so glad to see you posting some fauna shots. Your incredible technique/skills that make your avian photos so special also work very well to make this squirrel image quite outstanding. There is almost a 3D effect here as the squirrel's face almost seems to be coming out of the photo.

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 16, 2009 at 2:01 PM

Cool image Ian. Those eyes out stand out very well indeed. Whether that is only due to the shallow DOF I am not sure and I would have loved to see this with more DOF for a comparison.I don't suppose you have one do you?

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 16, 2009 at 10:32 PM

Your choice was successful AND you achieved a wonderful creamy bokeh!

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Jade Schiess on December 17, 2009 at 6:00 PM

Those guys make me laugh! They always look suprised with thier spiky ears! Great capture with the sharp eyes and the blurring on the rest of the image.

Registered on September 23, 2009, 7 Posts, 59 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 17, 2009 at 10:40 PM

Hi Ian,

Focus where it's needed, and not where it's not. Simple but effective. Well done, again! The whiskers, nose, and eyes pop very nicely.

Cheers...and very nice to see you posting more in the Fauna Gallery...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on December 18, 2009 at 10:59 AM

I love this post. I could drown in those sweet eyes. Nice use of shallow DOF. Beautiful animal with cute written all over it doesn't hurt either.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments