Red Squirrel (Ekorre)

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• andrejh (11)
• [2007-03-14 9:17]

hi gert.
perfect shot.
andrej

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• Captive_Light (0)
• [2007-03-14 9:21]

Excellent... sharp, detailed, a sense of dynamic movement from the peelings... I really like this.

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• pvs (13835)
• [2007-03-14 9:21]

Hi Gert,

A wonderfull colored squirell,well captured with a good POV doing his things,great camerawork,

TFS
Paul

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• joey (24727)
• [2007-03-14 9:28]

Brilliant shot Gert! Very sharp with bright colours,
congrats,
Joey

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• dew77 (13209)
• [2007-03-14 9:34]

Hello Gert,
Excellent capture.Sharpness is amazing.I liked POV,BG,colors,framing and moment you caught a lot.
TFS..:-)

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• Alex99 (18531)
• [2007-03-14 9:38]

Hi Gert.
I do not know what I love more: DOF or SSS. However, I know precisely, without SSS I would not have necessary DOF (and exposure time). I am glad, that you have estimated at SSS true worth. The results are impress the imagination.

Really great shot by pictured scene and quality of its reproduction My congratulations and TFS.
Alexei.

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• marhowie (302)
• [2007-03-14 9:40]
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Hi Gert,
Excellent capture, love the feeding action I see..
Color, exposure, DOF, BG, sharpness, catchlight, all very nice mf.
Very well done.

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• Bufo (4241)
• [2007-03-14 9:51]

Hello Gert,
best part of the picture is of course the sharp and well presented squirrel. But what is nice is the moving piece of cone, which gives action to the otherwise rather static image. Real nice, and frankly, it is hard to give any remarks except but compliments.
Well done. Jacob

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• Argus (34927)
• [2007-03-14 10:32]

Hej Gert,
Super capture of a Red Squirrel hard at work with a cone, with a nice touch of the flying cone scale in action. First class image with high degree of sharpness and excellent bokeh BG set in a fine composition.
TFS,
Hälsningar,
Ivan

Låter som om våren har kommit til Gävle nu! Härliga tider!

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• irimi (262)
• [2007-03-14 10:35]

Such a cute creature that is. I liked your POV. The fur and the eye is sharp as it should be.
Greetings,
Ahmet

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• lovenature (5067)
• [2007-03-14 10:42]

Hi Gert
An action shot! Look at this little squirrel go. He has given you a nice pose with his tail wrapped tightly against his body. The sun shining on his fur makes him look nice and healthy. He is so cute.
TFS Janice

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• uleko (2769)
• [2007-03-14 10:45]

Hej Gert,
Terrific shot of this little Squirrel eating a cone with intense concentration. Excellent light which brings out the wondeful colour of the fur and details are razor sharp. Well done!
I'm afraid many have been killed on the roads -we used to have lots of them in the outskirts of Stockholm where I grew up but now they're scarce there.
Many thanks and best wishes, Ulla

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• star74 (2474)
• [2007-03-14 10:48]

Hi Gert,
Very nice shot and clear details.
Beautiful colors and background.
Well done.

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• ralfsworld (6266)
• [2007-03-14 10:48]
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Hej Gert
Really nice action shot on high level quality. Colours and details are amazing :)
TFS
Ralf

...Våren har kommit i 08-an också och hoppas att den stannar kvar innan sommaren. Har en månad innan jag åker till NY och köper min nya objektiv. Jag har planer att åka till Öland och välkomna all fåglar som är på väg tillbaka. Jag vet att din polare brukar åka till Öland också. Är du med kanske? Är det förtfarande OK att komma förbi Gävle i maj månad innan löv börjar täcka alla träd?

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• Jamesp (16522)
• [2007-03-14 11:01]

Hi Gert

Pretty near perfect whatmore can I say? Sharpness, colour, POV all excellent.

James

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• AnimalExplorer (66)
• [2007-03-14 11:32]

Excellent close up of this cool looking squirrel, the lighting is perfect an illuminates your subject well showing fantastic colors and details. :)

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• elefantino (14381)
• [2007-03-14 12:20]

Hey Gert amazing sharpness in this close up!
Really detailed and well composed.
I love the colors and the light on the eye.
Andrae

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• jaycee (21912)
• [2007-03-14 12:25]

Hi Gert,

This is amazing! You caught him perfectly in the midst of his meal. I love it! Wonderful colors, pose, details, BG.

Jane

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• greenpinkorange (1783)
• [2007-03-14 12:44]

Lovely compo with nice sharpness. A little saturated for me but still good.
Steph

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• fragman (17599)
• [2007-03-14 13:04]

great pic, TFS Ori

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• marmottelolo (14691)
• [2007-03-14 13:32]

bonjour gert
l'action est bien montrée par le flou de la nourriture et en revanche la netteté est extra sur l'ecureuil,avec couleurs parfaitement naturelle et BG super flou et coloré.
laurent

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2007-03-14 14:09]

Hi Gert,
A gem.
I like the side view with an overall sharpness.
Except for the falling foodstuff; and the latter is wonderful.
Well perched as well. And top of the bill: awesome bokeh; just love that background.
TFS
Annick

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• pvb (1861)
• [2007-03-14 14:26]

Wow Gert,
Great shot of one of my favorite animals. Nice crop and composition from the side, this way we can see the tail around the body. Very nice colours and overall sharpness.
TFS Paula

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• Tamrock (3107)
• [2007-03-14 14:38]
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hej gert!
va ut en sväng mot kungsgårn
och träffa på tofsvipor,en
fin tid nu!
what a nice fellow you capture
here in nice light and with
great pov and dof
sharp and good compo too!
good work man!

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• Janice (18648)
• [2007-03-14 15:11]

Oh Gert what a beautiful animal. I love the red fur and the pose - as I always think of squirrels like this peeling the nut. Great action shot too with teh nut being torn apart.
Well done
Janice

Very wet (we needed the rain), cool (19C), windy (up to 110 yesterday). I hope this doesn't mean goodbye to summer.

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• GLEM (6115)
• [2007-03-14 16:16]

hi Gert

superbe image avec en plus du mouvement. La composition est splendide, les détails très fins.
Du gros travail.

tfs

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• stevkds (1789)
• [2007-03-14 18:10]

Super shot Gert.
I really like composition and quality here. Very well done. tfs. Stev

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• scharan1 (724)
• [2007-03-14 20:21]

Olá Gert

Fantástica esta imagem do "lindo esquilo".
Uma foto interessante, nítida, boa textura e cores ótimas.
Parabéns!

Abraços,
Vera.

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• scottevers7 (12267)
• [2007-03-14 21:54]

Hi Gert,
The quality light here was amazing. The exposure is spot on. The colors and tack sharp detail in the fur look excellent. Well composed and framed shot. The cutness factor is very high.
Nice shot my friend!
Scott

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• JPlumb (2884)
• [2007-03-15 0:37]

Hi Gert, this is an amazing shot, catching "the machine" in action with the shells flying off. Your composition, colour and detail are excellent. He can obviously see you, but appears to be a little preoccupied at the moment. I guess too at 500mm he doesn't consider you much of a threat.

Thanks, John

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• pauljk (226)
• [2007-03-15 1:13]

Hi Gert,
Super sharp capture. Handheld at 500mm! My my you must have a steady hand even with IS. Technically hard to fault...your camera work is top notch. Love the composition and the almost graphic rendition of the squirel with that tail wrapped hard up against his/her body. Well timed with the bits and pieces of cone flying around.
Cheers
Paul

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• manyee (21044)
• [2007-03-15 1:48]

A perfect POV of this red squirrel, Gert.
Love that bushy tail nicely plastered on his back.
Wonderful details and light.
The color is very rich.
TFS. : )

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• blakitan (5451)
• [2007-03-15 3:51]

Hi Gert,

Nice DoF, very nicely focused, superb sharpness, great details.
Very neat image.
Excellent shot.

BL

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• horia (14900)
• [2007-03-15 5:48]
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Hi Gert

Just like i told Howard...this was a week filled with (G)old members ;) (first Adrian, then Thor, Howard and you...what a superb combination).

This is a wonderful photo of this cute little red squirrel.
The speed they devour those cone is indeed amazing and it's really perfectly captured here.
The details on the squirrel are razor-sharp and the colors everywhere are lovely and very well saturated.
The side POV is terrific and the DOF is impeccable.
A brilliant composition and capture!

Bravo and TFS
Horia

PS: Congratulations for this amazing handheld job. At 500mm and only at 1/250...wow...your arms seems totally fine now, huh?

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• Necipp (100)
• [2007-03-15 6:24]

Wow a superb catch been years since I seen a red squirrel a very well composed and sharp detailed close shot one to be proud of lovely background also excellent side profile POV well done tfs rgds Necip.

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• sandpiper2 (14101)
• [2007-03-15 7:30]

Superb image Gert
Execllent composition, sharpness, everything is great. The 500 has worked really well here.
Great result
Well done
Chris

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• pilonm (2919)
• [2007-03-15 7:54]

Gello Gert,

Wow! What an amazing Red Squirrel!!! The european one looks a lot more colorful and reddish than ours (the american one)... Are they from the same species? Our is "Tamasciurus hudsonicus"...

The nice bg lovely enhances the animal and you got a perfect pov! Details in the fur are awesome too!

Great picture and TFS,

Michel

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• methos (1187)
• [2007-03-16 11:53]

Hi Gert,
Great shot. The action is amazing and the details and colors, as always, perfect.
TFS!!!!

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• Shoot_Score (2370)
• [2007-03-16 13:05]
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Outstanding presentation Gert. And what a moment to have a shellpiece flying away from that busy busy ekorre!

I am fascinated that it is called an "ekorre". I believe that in Dutch this one is called "eekhorn", and I believe the "eek" means oak. We see the same word as "acorns"... but then it is the fruit of the oak! Who knows abt language and the morphing within. Tfs, Jay

PS What exactly is "Smart Sharpen"?

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• Nephrotome2 (2127)
• [2007-03-16 13:46]

Just beautiful. All perfect (colors sharpness, action, composition)
TFS
JM.

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• snowfalken (1788)
• [2007-03-16 18:36]

Hello Gert,

This is another smashing shot from you! It seems this little guy was pretty busy and didn't mind you too much!
A real TN picture since it is suited for both artistic and presentational purposes! The excellent composition is enhanced by the profile pose of the squirrel and the flying cone pieces just add more dynamism to your shot. The pose and staging is so good that even if it was a black silhouette against that dreamy background I could tell what was going on. This is what's making the composition outstanding! Very well done here!
You also proved very good camera skills. The way you controlled the light is outstanding! The perfect exposure rendered beautiful colors and incredible details! Yes, they're incredibly sharp for a handheld shot taken at 500 mm! Even with the IS on the shutter speed was way too slow for that focal length, given the size of the Sony Alpha sensor! But you nailed it properly! The notes are useful and provide key informations about your photo! Congratulations and TFS!

With Friendly Regards,
Eddie

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• nainnain (6259)
• [2007-03-17 5:59]

adorablece petit écureil en plein repas
les couleurs chaudes et tres nettes et tres bons détails, BG parfait
merci amitiès
edith

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• peter_stoeckl (10217)
• [2007-03-17 16:58]

Hello Gert,
phantastic tele capture, lively colours, excellent details.
Iconic presentation of a feeding red squirrel in ideal position. I love to see that peel flying through the air. Thank you!
Best regards,
Peter

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• Debz (3307)
• [2007-03-19 9:24]

Hi Gert, great shot of this lovely little busy squirrel. Wonderful colour tones and sharpness. You have caught good light on his fur. I am sorry to hear that these Red Squirrels are not so many. In the south of the UK we have lost them completely due to the Grey Squirrel. They are so pretty. Great composition.
tfs
debz

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• deud (2372)
• [2007-03-19 9:28]

wow! o my God, what a pretty! i am passioned by those little beauties! that's great. tfs

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• claudine (0)
• [2007-03-20 10:07]

What a lovely picture Gert. I'm a little in a hurry, I'll be back for the notes but I like the sharpness, details, color saturation and action caught a lot. This is a wonderful portrait of such nice looking animal :-) Well done! Thanks,
Claudine

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• coasties (27700)
• [2007-03-20 14:24]

Hi Gert

Not much to add here as it has already been said. This is one cute squirrel. :-)

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• goutham_ramesh (10360)
• [2007-03-20 22:34]

Hi Gert,
Superb picture, great POV, sharpness and Colors.
The catch light in its eyes is amazing and also knowing that your shot was hand-held its makes it even special.
TFS
Goutham

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• jeanpaul (14117)
• [2007-03-21 8:24]

Salut Gert Très joli portrait de ce bel écureuil qui semble prendre la pose pour toi durand son repas
La composition,les couleurs ainsi que les détails tout est joli.
Merci et au revoir...JP

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• JORAPAVI (4627)
• [2007-03-28 13:11]

Hola Gert,
Una imagen extraordinaria y de gran belleza. Un cordial saludo

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• RAP (7405)
• [2007-04-11 19:38]

Una captura ideal estimado amigo para retratar con total claridad, belleza y estética a esta ardilla en todo su esplendor.
El excelente DOF y su consiguiente trasfondo resaltan grandiosamente la silueta del animal, con gran iluminación y perfecto encuadre.
Mis mejores saludos... Ricardo

An ideal capture dear friend to portray with total clearness, beauty and aesthetics to this squirrel in all their splendor.
Excellent DOF and their consequential background stand out the silhouette of the animal magnificently, with great lighting and perfect framing.
My best regards... Ricardo

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• loot (10027)
• [2007-04-17 23:40]
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Hi Gert

Sorry, but I did not forget my promise. I am just terribly slow in catching up and deeply in debt with my dues.

WOW...WOW...WOW

Nothing beats natural light (comparing this with my "flashed" dove as example) for crispness in colours and spectacular exposure. This is just a perfect shot in all technical aspects while it also posses the "+" factor as far cuteness and visual impact are concerned. This little guy is going nuts.

A brilliant composition with lovely full-on side POV. As mentioned, the colours are simply stunning and the details are "almost" unreal (but so it is with most of your postings). The BG is fabulous, well removed, totally OOF, and brilliantly enhancing the subject. Great exposure control ensured spot-on lighting throughout the entire photo and a lovely little catch-light in the eye.

Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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• marjan (2641)
• [2007-05-03 2:09]

hi Gert, wonderful shot , strong coloures and nice POV, full of action.
Marjan

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• CeltickRanger (15088)
• [2007-05-07 22:55]
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(edited)
hello Gert again me, now that i kno how to do a photo as a favorite
your photo is going on my favorites

(first post)
hello Gert

WOW i have one word to say

what a perfect picture

i am not familiar with trecknature forum
i would like to do your photo as favorite
but i don't no how, one thing this photo
and page is going in my SAFARI's (i am in MAC) favorites