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• NINIX (2764)
• [2005-03-04 16:20]

Ha Callie,

Heel mooi en lekker scherp. Goed gedaan. Ik dacht al waar blijft hij met z'n nieuwe foto.

2 punten van mij erbij!

Bedankt,

Hendrik

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• PDP (11751)
• [2005-03-04 16:20]

Great shot Callie! Very nice work you have done here and thanks for sharing your learning experience. The little squirrel is very cute and the pose is great. Well done.

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• Fisher (8915)
• [2005-03-04 16:58]

A cross between the red squirrel and a chipmunk. I thought my fly wanting a kiss was ugly, holy cow, this thing's ugly!!!
Excelent capture and details and well composed.

The fun photoshop, hmmmm, interesting hair dooo. :)
Callie, you have potential, which is good. Keep working, bud. :)

You're a good photographer. :) :)
Mike

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• JeanMichel (2864)
• [2005-03-04 17:10]

Thank you for your cheering note, Callie. I also think sometimes PS is a full-time job! It's like an iceberg. You just use the surface. 90% is to be discovered. Anyway, I like your little squirrel. Funny pose, very good photography and a great PP work. Good exercise!

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• jossim (11866)
• [2005-03-04 17:58]

Sympathique spécimen, une belle prise de vue. Félicitations !

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• AdrianW (708)
• [2005-03-04 19:35]
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Nice shot! I really like the pose on this one, it's fascinating to read that they actually use their tails as a shelter from the sun - although that makes sense I suppose! Here they should use them to keep the rain off ;)

Photoshop is fun when you get into it, and part of the fascination is that there are numerous ways to achieve the same goals! If you want to do selective desaturation the quickest way is probably to use the Sponge tool (use a large brush for large areas and then touch up using a smaller brush and/or a lower flow rate), although you won't get as much control as you did with the layered approach you used it is faster IMO. Please be careful though, I don't want your any of your excellent pictures removed for excessive post processing!

Good capture, and well processed too! I look forward to your next capture of this little one :-D

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• ellis49 (28669)
• [2005-03-04 23:20]

Hi Callie, very cute.
Welcome to the world of PS. It's a great program and the best to learn it, it's to play with it. I have used this since the version 5, and I'm still learning.
You made a good job.
Very well done, my friend.

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• LordPotty (8118)
• [2005-03-05 0:28]

Very nice shot Callie. I agree, it is arty, but also true to the aims of TN.
Photoshop sounds a bit complicated and time consuming to me. I'm a bit speedy and haven't the patience. I use Irfanview for most of my PP. Its very quick and simple.
I have other programs like photoimpression and the microsoft digital image suite, but don't use them much.
The clarity and detail is great here,and,as usual,a very good note.

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• CaptiveLight (1121)
• [2005-03-05 0:45]

Welcome to the wonderful world of Photoshop Callie! Good to see you playing, I'm a firm believer that after a certain level of camera competency is reached, the thing that makes the most difference to a shot is the post processing skills of the photographer.

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• carper (8208)
• [2005-03-05 2:18]

This is very nice Callie,
I must say a very fast shot with a great composition, very good pof, great dof, I like the fine details, lovely shot Callie

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• jhm (622)
• [2005-03-05 2:36]

Goede morgen Callie,
Voor ons is dit een "Eekhoorn" maar de manier hoe u deze heeft gefotografeerd is uitzonderlijk mooi, en de bewerking let zwart wit als achtergrond is prachtig gedaan, en de staart op de rug vind ik zo prachtig!
Bedankt voor ons dit telaten zien!
Groeten uit het besneeuwde Vlaanderen,
John.

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• Andrieux (269)
• [2005-03-05 3:05]

Very nice picture.
I like the BW Background.
Congrats.
TFS

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• dew77 (13069)
• [2005-03-05 3:36]

Funny pose and title!You did a great work here,also your note is very good.TFS

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• Hanssie (0)
• [2005-03-05 4:45]

What a pose and what a cute portrait here.
Nice sharpness and I like the coloured animal against a B/W background

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• Janice (17179)
• [2005-03-05 5:14]

"Levels" is a word that makes my mind go blank Callie. So if you can do it, mayme i can. I've copied you notes and might give it a go - one day.
Good result with the squirrel though!

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• sAner (4742)
• [2005-03-05 5:21]

Hello Callie, you've posted a picture again (missed your posts!) and it's great. :) I absolutely love the b/w background, it draws so much more attention to the subject this way. The squirrel itself is great, pose is perfect (with the tail on his back). Lightening is great. You did some amazing stuff in Photoshop, well done. I am already glad I learned how to clone out some nasty stuff, but you are lightyears ahead of me. :) TFS!

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• Toni (2034)
• [2005-03-05 8:52]

Avant de lire le commentaire, je me suis demande que fait un Ecureuil sur des cendres. Maintenant je comprends, pas mal le travail de retouche. L’image original parait fade a cote de celle-ci. Mais elle reste plus réelle.
Bonne photo et très bon travail. Félicitations
Toni

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• netfalls (9268)
• [2005-03-05 10:57]

Great shot Callie, great pose and good sharpness. The B&W BG's coming out very well.
Well done.
TFS.

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• cafecrem (9242)
• [2005-03-05 11:33]

Hay Callie!
What is doing your squirrel? Fot me it looks like making something intimate :-) I think it has nothing to do with a sun ;-)

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• puciu (2599)
• [2005-03-05 12:41]

Bardzo bardzo fajnie .
¦wietne zdjêcie, wspaniale uchwycone.
Brawo!!!

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• red45 (26257)
• [2005-03-05 12:56]

First of all great picture of squirrel in interesting pose. But also great note with excellent advices about PS techniques. Thanks a lot Callie! Ashy BG looks much better.

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• marhowie (34439)
• [2005-03-06 8:46]

Callie, Your PP here sounds too much like torture to me! ;-)) I found a link for Elements 3 that lets me download small tutorial video files that has helped me recently..I can actually form my own customized borders now. I'm like you. I've been using my program to perform only the basics up till now..Hey, I think they should include a large bottle of Bayer aspirin in every software package!! It's a great shot, Thanx.

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• gerhardt (11529)
• [2005-03-06 15:19]

Pragtig! Baie goed gedoen, Callie. Exceptional post and editing work. You chose a difficult subject with all the hairs to edit. To makes a lovely contrast for the BG. Excellent work well done.

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• Luc (14711)
• [2005-03-06 22:37]

"Note the tail position, they use it as a brollie to ward off the sun from their bodies". It is the same behavior for our squirrels in summer AND in winter for to protect themself against the cold, Callie (I will post a grey squirrel soon). But it is cute in both country.
Photoshop is a great 'toy' with which we ca play during hours. Be aware to not become too dependent on this game. I look at it like a tool to enhance my photos and to make WS for TN. But it steals the time which we could dedicated to more important things. It is like a video game...
I like your picture and I know the time you spent to realise it but I prefer the original shot for its more realistic character. And that gives a less tasty note... for me, but certainly useful for some other members.
Thanks and have a good week.

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• sandpiper2 (11171)
• [2005-03-07 0:23]

Two hours, Callie you love punishment. Still its a very interesting result. Very nice original capture as always.

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• coasties (27492)
• [2005-03-12 2:01]

Wow Callie, this is a great post. He is a charming charachter. I love how it has used the tail as a sun block. Congrats on the hard work. A whole new world ahead of you now! Nice work. TFS

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• livios (16850)
• [2005-03-13 19:12]

Callie, a cute and lovely shot.

The PP was great. Your note is funny and great. Thanks for it.

As for the photo, great composition, sharpness and pov. The bg is very nice too.