Another Brownsea Red Squirrel

[Stan]

This is from the same session as the previous shots. Another of the photographers put some nuts on a log to entice the squirrels onto the ground and it was not long before one came down - the same female i think from the No Entry thread
WDYT

Stan

[Stan]

Re: Another Brownsea Red Squirrel

Thanks for looking Dan
A square crop would be an alternative but the edge of the log would then be lost and would look a bit unbalenced

Stan

[DeeGee]

Re: Another Brownsea Red Squirrel

Very nice. Do like how you can see the detail in the fur - catch light in the eye - and the background is oof.

[Stan]

Re: Another Brownsea Red Squirrel

Thanks Di

This is about the best place to catch them, right out in the open, although food is needed to get them out of the trees. I shall take some nuts myself next time i go

Stan

[bexman]

Re: Another Brownsea Red Squirrel

lovely shot, what sort of f stop are you using there?

[Stan]

Re: Another Brownsea Red Squirrel

Thanks for looking Bexman

lovely shot, what sort of f stop are you using there?

f4 with a 70-200 f2.8 and 1.4x due to the light or lack of it. Had the light been better I would have stopped down a bit and the background would still be diffused as its a reasonable distance behind the squirrel

Stan

[mikep]

Re: Another Brownsea Red Squirrel

I shall take some nuts myself next time i go

Is that a reference to some of us on the forum meeting you there, or do you mean food?

Another nice shot! Interesting to see the front leg being held up (like you other shot by the sign!). She may have hurt it!

All the best, Mike.

[Stan]

Re: Another Brownsea Red Squirrel

Is that a reference to some of us on the forum meeting you there

Interesting to see the front leg being held up (like you other shot by the sign!). She may have hurt it!

I am wondering the same myself Mike. I thought i had other shots of her clearly showing all 4 legs but on closer inspection I haven't. Whatever it didn't seem to slow her down at all

Stan