White Squirrel

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 18, 2011725 views15 comments

As I pulled into my driveway (after an unsuccessful early morning landscape shoot) I saw this white squirrel running around my yard. I thought it was beautiful how the white of its coat contrasted with long grass so I quickly got my camera out, got out of my car and laid on the ground hoping I that I could get a head on shot. I cropped the photo about 15 percent in order to get the squirrel more off centre . Aside from that there was a little dodging and burning with no other manipulation. Nikon D700. ISO 800. 70-200mm F2.8 at 1/125. Manual Mode .Spot Metering. Thanks for looking and your comments are welcome.

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15 comments

Comment posted by Joe Sulik on March 18, 2011 at 11:23 PM

Very cool! I saw a black squirrel today, it was crazy. I like the contrast between the dark background and the white squirrel!

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Comment posted by Max Waugh on March 19, 2011 at 1:32 AM

This is different! The attempt to go low was a great idea. The contrast against all the dark tones is quite effective.

Max

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on March 19, 2011 at 1:58 AM

I really love this image, Andrei, but would have liked to see a little more of its face.

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Comment posted by keith mitchell on March 19, 2011 at 4:01 AM

Very different Andrei , iwould like to see a little more of it but i think what you have got is excellent.

Keith.

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Comment posted by Andrius Pašukonis on March 19, 2011 at 5:19 AM

That is awesome! Wonderful subject and perspective. You managed to get a very strong contrast which works just perfectly here. It seems to me that it does lack a little bit of sharpness on the eyes. Maybe that can be still fixed

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on March 19, 2011 at 5:20 AM

Very nice eye-catching and very unique image Andrei, and getting down to eye-level was an excellent move :^)

Kind regards,

Ashley

Registered on March 1, 2011, 154 Posts, 2083 Comments

Comment posted by Paul Powers on March 19, 2011 at 10:06 AM

What Luck !!! I like the low angle and the blurred FG & BG and the sharpness of the face. Lesson well learn - Never put your camera equipment completely away until after you get into the house

Paul

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Comment posted by John Tobias on March 19, 2011 at 10:10 AM

I like the way the dark areas set off the white squirrel. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 20, 2011 at 10:03 AM

Hi Andrei,

Wow - a really, really unique shot. Good use of contrast in light AND in focus to make this one stand out. Composition works well for me and I'm totally fine with seeing only this much of the squirrel.

Very cool - like this one a lot...thanks for sharing it!

Brad

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Comment posted by Andrei Malashenko on March 20, 2011 at 2:48 PM

Thank you all for your critiques and comments,they are all greatly appreciated. All the best, Andrei

Registered on March 18, 2011, 13 Posts, 68 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 24, 2011 at 1:33 PM

Congrats on the EP for this unusual shot!
WEll-done!

Sandy

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on March 24, 2011 at 2:17 PM

Congrats on the EP, Andrei. Beautiful capture.

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Comment posted by Eric Mannino on March 26, 2011 at 8:51 AM

Congrats on the EP. I love the contrast in this photo as it exemplifies the scarcity of the white squirrel IMHO.

Registered on November 16, 2009, 22 Posts, 65 Comments

Comment posted by Andrei Malashenko on March 27, 2011 at 10:17 AM

Monica, Sandy and Erc, thank you for your comments and many thanks for the EP . Looking at all the extraordinary photos on this site, well, I consider it an honour. Best regards, Andrei

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Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 31, 2011 at 2:46 AM

I've missed this one. What a great shot. Congratulations on the EP.

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