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Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 180mm f/3.5 Di LD IF for Canon
Location: Austin @ Texas Capitol Building
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 6, 2008

Viewed: 467
Comments: 7
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 Balanced out the light initially in Lightroom then dodge and burn in CS3. Dodge and burn accomplished using the paint brush on blank layers set to soft light and overlay blending modes.

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 06/14/2008 10:09:30 PM
Your post-processing skills REALLY hit this photo out of the park! Jawdrop - just look at all those rich details in the textures from the concrete post to the tail of this squirrel!!! It really pops and draws the eye in visually. The contrasts between light and dark tones are so dynamic that they extrude this two dimensional photo into a three dimensional one:-)! Great job I have no absolutely no critique at all on this one. Love those textures and details!
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 06/07/2008 05:49:20 PM
love that little squirrel .. we dont have them in australia so he seems particularly exotic !! .. are they like pests where you live, a bit like rabbits here ?? ..
anyway . its a brilliant photograph and process ... love the more gritty look and the way you've given the squirrel a different hue from the background .. he really stands out ..
now i'll have to try your method of dodging and burning.. there are so many ways to do things in photoshop .. :)
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 06/07/2008 02:12:18 PM
Nice change in lighting. Great detail on the squirrel's fur and especially the tail. You GO boy!
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 06/07/2008 09:19:44 AM
Your post processing is awesome. I hope to be just as good as you one day.
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 06/07/2008 08:22:54 AM
I thought I was test driving CS3, but the more I see on this side challenge, the more I realized I have just fond out where to put the keys to start it up. Nice work!
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 06/06/2008 11:11:36 PM
what a difference. the editing is fantastic.
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 06/06/2008 10:13:22 PM
This is sweet!! I just love the detail you brought out not only in the squirrel but the cement as well, and I love the added warmth. My kind of processing!
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