Squirrel in flight and a few other recent shots..

[coastalconn]

Yesterday was a complete wall of dense fog here in CT... I couldn't find any interesting birds.. These squirrels have been destroying my bird feeders and just love sunflower seeds... I had an idea to try to catch a squirrel jumping for a change of pace.. Set up an off camera flash and got this after many attempts...

I was kicking around a new watermark (image 2) when a fan on my FB page sent me one. images 1 and 4..

Thanks for looking

1
Mid Air Squirrel 1_4 by krisinct- Thanks for 4 Million views!, on Flickr

2
Tufted Titmouse 1_3 by krisinct- Thanks for 4 Million views!, on Flickr

3
Juvenile Sharp Shinned Hawk 1 1_1 by krisinct- Thanks for 4 Million views!, on Flickr

4
Squirrel 1_4 1 by krisinct- Thanks for 4 Million views!, on Flickr

5
Chickadee 12_29 by krisinct- Thanks for 4 Million views!, on Flickr

6 Not too bad for ISO 20K...
Juvi Coopers Hawk ISO 20K by krisinct- Thanks for 4 Million views!, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

Very nice series, as usual. The squirrel image is great.

 

[JacaRanda]

I think the watermark is badass along with the flying squirrel. Sweetness!

 

[coastalconn]

I think the watermark is badass along with the flying squirrel. Sweetness!

I started an open discussion about it the other day on my FB page.. A few hours later this guy posted the watermark and asked what I thought about it. I thought it was too cool. We tried it with one of my Osprey shots but his original was just so awesome..

 

[MSnowy]

Nice set. Nice watermark design but really hard to see clearly.

 

[robbins.photo]

Ok, ya.. I think photo of the year is a wrap. No way anyone's topping an SIF.. lol

Awesome stuff Coastal, as always.

 

[BillM]

A brand new category (SIF) mand he already has it mastered LOL

 

[robbins.photo]

A brand new category (SIF) mand he already has it mastered LOL

I know, right? He even managed to frame it in such a way that you don't see the cannon it was shot out of...

 

[BillM]

Or the net it's going to land in lol

 

[baturn]

Great stuff! Squirrels - the bane of backyard birders.

 

[Hunter58]

Flying squirrel is a cool shot. The watermark is nice but I think it will be too big on most shots.

 

[coastalconn]

Nice set. Nice watermark design but really hard to see clearly.

I intentionally will try to blend it into images, so it is there but not too noticeable.

Ok, ya.. I think photo of the year is a wrap. No way anyone's topping an SIF.. lol
Awesome stuff Coastal, as always.

LOL, thanks RP

A brand new category (SIF) mand he already has it mastered LOL

I know, right? He even managed to frame it in such a way that you don't see the cannon it was shot out of...

The poor first squirrel, umm, just a little too much black powder in the canon. Tough to PS the burn marks...

Flying squirrel is a cool shot. The watermark is nice but I think it will be too big on most shots.

I wanted it big. I had several images stolen last year that went viral on flickr/twitter and the other media sites that had my watermark cropped off or removed. I wanted something that would be harder to clone out or just crop off. I know tons of people just take my images and use them for profile pics, and wallpaper on their phones and PC's this way the watermark will still be there.,.

 

[AlanKlein]

All nice shots. I like the soft tones of the hawk shot.

 

[robbins.photo]

The poor first squirrel, umm, just a little too much black powder in the canon. Tough to PS the burn marks...

Well replace the net with a dutch oven and bam! Win win.. lol