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MtnMan Loc: ID

Nothing you could have done to make it a better shot. It is tack sharp!

You might be able to improve the final print with alternative cropping. The chipmunk should "pop". The whole right half of your crop isn't interesting to look at.

My first suggestion was to try cropping to have the head in the lower right. I tried it and didn't like it. Perhaps just a closer crop. You seem to have the resolution to handle it.

Here's one idea. I used the burn tool to darken some of the non-critter stuff to aid in his "popping".

Mary1946 wrote:

What could I have done to make this a better shot?

JENNIFER Loc: CT.

Mary1946 wrote:

I hear a sound. I look toward where I'm hearing the sound. Then I see a chipmunk's head emerging from a hole in a tree trunk. After this shot, park employs came by on a tractor.
The first photo has only been cropped and sharpened.
The second is the original shot I took. It too has been sharpened.
Manual Mode: ISO 200, 280mm, f10, 1/250

What could I have done to make this a better shot?

I have not got one yet that was as sharp,they are quick!!!Good catch.Jen :) :)

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

#1 shot is really nice...I don't know what you could have done to improve on it.

Really sharp and well done.

Mary1946 Loc: Minnesota

MtnMan wrote:

Nothing you could have done to make it a better sh... (show quote)

Does the chipmunk pop more in this edit?

Mary1946 Loc: Minnesota

I have not got one yet that was as sharp,they are quick!!!Good catch.Jen :) :)[/quote]

Thank you, Jen.

Mary1946 Loc: Minnesota

rpavich wrote:

#1 shot is really nice...I don't know what you could have done to improve on it.

Really sharp and well done.

Thank you.

Gidgette Loc: Boerne,Texas

Mary1946 wrote:

I hear a sound. I look toward where I'm hearing the sound. Then I see a chipmunk's head emerging from a hole in a tree trunk. After this shot, park employs came by on a tractor.
The first photo has only been cropped and sharpened.
The second is the original shot I took. It too has been sharpened.
Manual Mode: ISO 200, 280mm, f10, 1/250

What could I have done to make this a better shot?

Did you get a model release. LOL Great catch. I think chipmonks are cute and fast!!! HA Thanks

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

Mary1946 wrote:

I hear a sound. I look toward where I'm hearing the sound. Then I see a chipmunk's head emerging from a hole in a tree trunk. After this shot, park employs came by on a tractor.
The first photo has only been cropped and sharpened.
The second is the original shot I took. It too has been sharpened.
Manual Mode: ISO 200, 280mm, f10, 1/250

What could I have done to make this a better shot?

I think you did just fine - no improvement required... at least in my opinion.

Mary1946 Loc: Minnesota

Did you get a model release. LOL Great catch. I think chipmonks are cute and fast!!! HA Thanks[/quote]

Thank you for your kind words.

Mary1946 Loc: Minnesota

I think you did just fine - no improvement required... at least in my opinion.[/quote]

Thank you.

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Mary1946 wrote:

I hear a sound. I look toward where I'm hearing the sound. Then I see a chipmunk's head emerging from a hole in a tree trunk. After this shot, park employs came by on a tractor.
The first photo has only been cropped and sharpened.
The second is the original shot I took. It too has been sharpened.
Manual Mode: ISO 200, 280mm, f10, 1/250

What could I have done to make this a better shot?

Nice shots of a cute little guy

Mary1946 Loc: Minnesota

Nice shots of a cute little guy[/quote]

Thanks. I agree, they are cute.

oldtool2 Loc: South Jersey

Have fallen asleep in the woods on a few occations. I would wake up to find I am being watched by a chippy. Make a little movement and boy would I get told off!

Ya gotta love em! For such a small critter they sure have a lot of guts.

Very nice photo.

Jim D

DaytonD

Like all of your pics, the original and cropped ones. Everybody to there own liking :D

Glenn K

Both are very nice, Mary. I suppose there's a tension between isolating your subject and showing context, especially when the subject is wildlife. If you wanted to experiment further, you might consider an even tighter crop and then see what you prefer.

Cute pup by the way.