Guarding The Den

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 2, 201071 views4 comments

This is a shot of a Douglas Squirrel guarding it's den in a large dead Ponderosa Pine. It was quite a ways away so it is a fairly large crop. Taken with the Canon 50D & Sigma 150-500 OS.

Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/200
Av( Aperture Value )
9.0
Exposure Compensation
0.666667
ISO Speed
200

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Ken Canning on April 2, 2010 at 7:42 PM

Clayton,

Great detail for a large crop, those 15mpx served you well! I like how the curve of the branch follows the curve of the tail. Might try moving the subject from the frame center.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on April 3, 2010 at 8:44 AM

Remarkable image. considering how far the subject it is sharp and full of detail.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 3, 2010 at 11:40 PM

Hi Clayton,

These "against a bright sky" shots can be tough to pull off, but I think you did quite a good job here. I agree with the comment about getting the squirrel out of the dead-centre of the image - my preference would be to move the squirrel slightly to the right and give it a little more room to look into. If the image were mine I would probably experiment with opening up the shadows on the squirrel a little. I know some others like the branch above the squirrel's back, but personally I find it a bit of distraction (but I'm not advocating cloning it out).

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 4, 2010 at 7:13 PM

With a closer perspective (or huge lens!) this would have been a great candidate for horizontal placement with the branch and interesting green lichen anchoring the image. The little branch over his tail is a nice accent.

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