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by Squirrel_OGreen

Comment by Ronzilla84:
Too out of focus for me.

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Comment by stevewlk:
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Comment by jomari:
Pity it isn't sharper.

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Comment by Prash:
Meets the challenge: 0
Color and lighting: 0
Focus and DOF: 0
Originality: 1
Camera angle: 1
Aesthetic appeal: 0

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Comment by Jedusi:
Jeepers - if that squirrel just smashed the chestnut open using those two rocks you want to keep well away from him !!

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Comment by Blackbox:
stay alert AND focused!

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Comment by antares1966:
Focus seems off

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Comment by atupdate:
Back to comment: Safety is a tough subject for a challenge and I can see how you think this image fits the challenge. Hopefully, the DNMC Police don't hit you too hard, as the connection doesn't hit you over the head.

I do have a couple of suggestions to improve this image. First the image has a flat look to it. Bumping the gamma in levels would boost the mid-tones and a curve layer with a S-curve would help boost the contrast and the saturation. Your image also looks a little soft. When an image is downsized for a challenge, it looses sharpness. Most people use Unsharp Mask (USM) after downsizing. If you have Photoshop try USM with a Radius of 0.75 - Amount 75% - Threshold of 3 to bring the sharpness back.

Even with these corrections and a stronger connection to the challenge topic, this image would score in the low 5's at best. The subject you choose is pretty common and most people would give it a quick look, click 5 and move on.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions on post processing.

Tim

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Comment by LiamD2005:
The image is somewhat blurry but I like the look of the small squirrel beside the large tree.
The colours are weak and the image is a bit dull due to this. 3/10

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Comment by Purple_Girl:
The pic is a bit out of focus; the idea is fair enough. The idea that the squirrel is burying his nuts to keep them safe would've been effective here too. I think if you could've cut out some of the tree and been closer to the squirrel, it would've helped the photo. Nice effort though.