Extreme Close Up! by mej2011

Extreme Close Up!

Well it's a sad day today. It seems as if my baby robin has decided that he/she is a grown up now and left home. Hopefully they stay safe.

The Black Bellied Squirrel was hanging out on my back porch eating sunflower seeds. A few times he even eyed the sunflower seed bucket inside the house and walked into the glass door trying to get in the house.

I have done no editing for this shot.
You did well to get this close without him runnig away - well done
April 25th, 2012  
@rosiekind
He actually sat there for about 20 minutes just eating...Thanks!
April 25th, 2012  
@mej2011 Obviously he must have been hungry! Lucky for you though and nice that we got to see him in so much detail
April 25th, 2012  
love all the details!
April 26th, 2012  
This guy is bad ass. Great capture, love the symmetrical face and the eyes popping on the sides :)
April 27th, 2012  
@janmaki
Really???? I feel like this shot is extremely blurry.
April 27th, 2012  
@mej2011 It could be more crisp, but more blurred bits are just in the background which is fine, IMO
April 27th, 2012  
I think you got sharp focus on the eyes, and that's really what counts - plus it looks so retro and cool even without processing - how did you manage that? it actually kind of looks like a film shot.
April 27th, 2012  
@pwallis
See, I'm not happy with the eyes at all. I feel as if they could be sharper. Just in comparison to my most popular squirrel shot. http://365project.org/mej2011/365/2011-08-01
The vintage look is rather funny. It was cold in my house so I was wearing big puffy red house slippers. I wanted to get as close to the glass door as I could, so my feet are right up against the door. My feet happened to be approximately the same height as the squirrel, so what you are seeing as far as tones is the reflection from my red slippers. lol.
April 27th, 2012  
I thought I was seeing some red tones! Your slippers processed this shot rather nicely!
April 27th, 2012  
@pwallis
Thanks! I can't decide if I like it or not. lol
April 27th, 2012  
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