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Collection: A Week of Wild Things Jun 2008
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jun 4, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2008
Viewed: 285
Comments: 8
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I think this guy got a little crazed when he discovered the bonanza of ex-popping corn I dumped on my picnic table. And why did I do that? well, the fridge has been failing on and off for weeks now, and the opened bag of popcorn was in a cooler in which the ice melted, soaking the corn, which made it unpoppable. so I either let the wildlife have it or tossed it out, and baiting the wildlife seemed like more fun ;-)
Used the flash from a distance (it was late afternoon and this part of the yard was in shadow) which accentuated the crazed expression.
PP - converted from RAW, cropped, increased saturation, descreased saturation on grass, cloned out a light-colored leaf on the picnic table, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction. |
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06/18/2008 06:57:06 PM |
| I'll say! - that flash really does heighten the crazed look. Do you have an after pic showing his stuffed cheeks? :) |
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06/18/2008 04:44:59 PM |
| LOL, he does seem to have that crazed look in his eye! It's really cool that you got him in front of the pile of corn, it really puts his size into perspective. |
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06/07/2008 10:09:40 PM |
| He does have rather a crazed look in his eye. The yellow makes a nice background for him. |
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06/06/2008 10:36:12 AM |
chipmunks are so cute. It's fun to see the little creature by the mountain of corn. The lighting isn't up to your usual quality. This might be a fun image to experiment with the lighting effects filter in PS (filter>render>lighting effects). I would play with the Omni light.
e.t.a: You can achieve similar lighting effects by using a Soft Light layer and painting with a low saturation soft brush using black/white to burn/dodge. Although I'm sure you know that already, someone else reading this might be interested.
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06/06/2008 06:57:51 AM |
| Lol, that pile is bigger than him and I bet he's goning to try and haul it all away.. Funny title and well done. |
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06/06/2008 01:23:43 AM |
Love this one. What fun. You used a good group of settings to shoot this, and the scene is precious too.
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06/05/2008 01:47:02 PM |
He's just won the chipmunk equivalent of the lottery !!
If you do this again maybe you ought to try draping a cloth over the table first and propping it up at the back so it gives you a ready made backdrop ? |
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06/05/2008 11:53:53 AM |
| Nice shot, I like that the camera is at the same level as him, the yellow of the corn compliments the colours very well |
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