Gray Squirrel Pose

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I got this moment of a gray squirrel checking me out in the back recently. I like the pose. Thought I’d share.

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Cropping? Anything?

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Z9, 180-500 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, monopod, 1/1000th, f 8.5, 470mm, ISO 2800, monopod, cropped to 4366 x 5286

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What a great capture, given the erratic action of squirrels. Front focus are is real sharp, back of the squirrel falls off a tad, likely due to the focus area of the lens, doesn’t bother me a bit. Only suggestion I can think of is to soften the brightness a tad in the area directly above and below the leg on the tree. Well done.

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It’s a beautiful pose, you may reduce the brightness of BG and darkening the bark may help the frame.