Not many things cuter than these little fellas :)

Raj_55555 · Jun 28, 2014

I've been away for a while, but here's this weeks quota as promised

Some of you may have seen these on flickr though, I need some fresh material to post here :lol:

But for the time being, these will have to do, comments mandatory and critiques appreciated as always

#1 Hello There!

#2 ~Just Chilling~

#3 ~Peek-A-Boo~

Warhorse · Jun 28, 2014

The only thing cuter, is when they get into your house while you are away on vacation!

Nice job on these squirrel portraits.

Raj_55555 · Jun 28, 2014

Warhorse said:
The only thing cuter, is when they get into your house while you are away on vacation!

Nice job on these squirrel portraits.

Had a bad experience with them, did you? :lol:

Thanks Warhorse

DarkShadow · Jun 28, 2014

Love squirrels and chipmunks they are super cute but I have way to many squirrels and the super cuteness is wearing off. I wish I could safely relocate a couple hundred of them.

JustJazzie · Jun 28, 2014

Number one is my favorite!! well done.

DarkShadow said:
Love squirrels and chipmunks they are super cute but I have way to many squirrels and the super cuteness is wearing off. I wish I could safely relocate a couple hundred of them.

I hear ya! The year we lived in an apartment the squirrels were as bad as rats. The ATE my Christmas lights, in like ten places. I don't see squirrels where we live now, but we do have a chipmunk living in our drain pipe. I like to throw him scraps so he stays outside. ;-)

Pejacre · Jun 28, 2014

Nice job - all I get is their butts.

baturn · Jun 28, 2014

Very nice! I think I would do a fairly drastic crop on #3 to get rid of most the left and some of everything except squirrel. as for the little blighters themselves, I think they are kinda cute until they raid the bird feeders.

oldhippy · Jun 28, 2014

Great shots, #2 is spot on for detail. #1 is cutest

Raj_55555 · Jun 28, 2014

DarkShadow said:
Love squirrels and chipmunks they are super cute but I have way to many squirrels and the super cuteness is wearing off. I wish I could safely relocate a couple hundred of them.

Send them right over David, I'd love to have some more of them

JustJazzie said:
Number one is my favorite!! well done.

Thanks Jazzie

Pejacre said:
Nice job - all I get is their butts.

Well, that's a cute little but though! :lol:

oldhippy said:
Great shots, #2 is spot on for detail. #1 is cutest

Thanks Ed.

Raj_55555 · Jun 28, 2014

baturn said:
Very nice! I think I would do a fairly drastic crop on #3 to get rid of most the left and some of everything except squirrel. as for the little blighters themselves, I think they are kinda cute until they raid the bird feeders.

Not many bird feeders like them.. Thanks Brian.

What's interesting is that none of you seemed to like #3 as compared to the other two, and you even mentioned cropping the left part. I'll have to admit, I thought it would be the one to get the most attention, maybe because it was my favorite.

I'd be interested in some opinions on the last one, why do you not like it? Is it because of the blown out highlights, or the centered subject?

baturn · Jun 28, 2014

Yup, for me it's mostly the blown out parts, but to keep the squirrels nose from touching the left edge you'd have to crop all over. The squirrel's expression and posture definitely make it worth a try.