Equipment - Pentax Z1, Pentax 500mm F4.5 and extension tube, Fuji Sensia 100ASA rated at 200ASA. Manfrotto 144 tripod and pan tilt head and using a camouflage bag-hide.

The squirrels in my wood are surprisingly cautious, probably due to the number of dog walkers. Taken at a peanut baited log

-- Mike Smith (msmith8741@aol.com), April 22, 2001

Answers

Charming fuzzy fellow. I'd crop some off the top.

-- M. Huber (rurpho@tele-net.net), April 22, 2001.

Perhaps, I need to elaborate. The picture is not fuzzy; it is quite clear. I meant fuzzy as in fuzzy-wuzzy (cute and cuddley) The kind that sell well.

-- M. Huber (rurpho@tele-net.net), April 23, 2001.

Nicely caught. I would suggest cropping off the top and right side, to place the squirrel's eye at the top/right 1/3 points. That will make the picture more dynamic, IMO.

-- Alan Davenport (w7apd@home.com), April 23, 2001.

I really like this picture. Cute animal caught in an expressive moment.

I agree with the previous comments about cropping the top a little bit. I'd also move the signature outside the frame, and perhaps change its color to something milder. As it is I find it quite distracting.

-- Tuvik Beker (tuvik@cns.tau.ac.il), April 25, 2001.

Nice control and composition of the background. Cropping, as is, makes this more attractive for editorial sale, if you ask me. Nice.

-- Scott (bliorg@yahoo.com), April 25, 2001.

I like the picture except - the stick that appears to be coming out of his back is a bit to distracting.

-- Kelly hanlon (khanlon1@tampabay.rr.com), May 04, 2001.

Crop it baby!

-- Aussie Bob (photosyn@bigpond.net.au), May 21, 2001.