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Challenge: Leap of Faith (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Critters
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG OS HSM Macro
Date: Mar 6, 2016
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 220
Shutter: 1/1600
Date Uploaded: Mar 6, 2016

 I let this guy hang around my bird feeders just so I could try and get him leaping off the deck. Mission accomplished.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, levels, increased saturation slightly, dodged catchlight, desaturated some blue on one paw, resized, hand-sharpened squirrel.

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Place: 4 out of 38
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 03/14/2016 06:55:32 PM
Awesome. Great timing. And patience :)
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 03/14/2016 05:19:21 AM
Your perseverence payed off. I hope he made it to that branch! Congrats on 4th.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/14/2016 01:03:51 AM
Great catch - I thought this might have been a Wendy shot. Congrats on the HM :)

Message edited by author 2016-03-14 01:04:36.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a7R III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 03/11/2016 10:13:20 PM
It is not easy to take that image I am pretty sure !!!. For your superb shooting I give 8
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Canon EOS-80D
 03/10/2016 05:10:58 PM
Awesome. #1
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 03/09/2016 01:03:14 PM
Very nice moment captured!
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