Red Squirrel ... head on

[Andreas Liedmann]

• DxO PureRAW 4

Hi folks ... busy with the Squirrel and AF settings
It does work better ... with every session , just wish I would have not the light limits ..... . Wish I had more DOF
I have two versions ... a standard wide view and a portrait to follow .
Both from one image

Canon EOS R5 II
EF 200 - 400 IS L at 400 mm
Tripod

F 4 ; Iso 12.800 ; 1/1600 sec

Processed with PR 4 and Darktatble 5.0 and PSCC 2025

THX for looking and commenting to my previous postings

Cheers Andreas

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

Here you go the portrait ...

 

[Dave Goldberg]

Hi Andreas, these squirrel shots are very entertaining. I'll have to give this a try, as long as I can keep my dog from chasing them away from his backyard. Our squirrels don't have the distinctive red coat, but it seems that these shots have a bit of a green color cast. Perhaps that was an intentional part of your color grading...

Dave G.

 

[Andreas Liedmann]

THX Dave ... yeah great fun with the Squirrels !!!
Would agree with your thoughts about the " green cast " , will take another look ... but it was my intention to go greener as the scene was that way . But will check it again.
The Squirrels do vary a lot with coloration ... some are brownish / grayish , some brown /red .... some pure red . And they do vary in tone as well .... brighter or darker .

Cheers Andreas

 

[Dave Goldberg]

Andreas, don't get me wrong... I sort of like the green cast because it seems to help unify the colors of the scene, although I would pare it back a bit particularly its forearms where its strongest. I know of some people who use color casting very effectively and I was just curious if that was part of your approach here.

Cheers.

Dave G.