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Title: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: Pixart on August 13, 2009, 23:21
There's always some joker that has to go and spoil a good family photo.   ;D

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1206018/Squirrel-crashes-holiday-snaps-How-cheeky-rodent-star-couples-photos.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1206018/Squirrel-crashes-holiday-snaps-How-cheeky-rodent-star-couples-photos.html)
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: thomasw on August 13, 2009, 23:37
Good luck getting a model release for the little fellow! ;D
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: KB on August 13, 2009, 23:46
I love the fact that the camera focused on the little guy, too, instead of the humans.

If I had taken the picture with my DSLR, you know the squirrel would've most likely been outside the DOF and the shot wouldn't be half as good as this one is.  :o
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: leaf on August 14, 2009, 01:29
nice
Title: Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photo
Post by: cybernesco on August 15, 2009, 20:27
Check this out...this is funny :)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6018173/Squirrel-is-surprise-star-of-holiday-photo.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6018173/Squirrel-is-surprise-star-of-holiday-photo.html)

Denis
Title: Re: Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photo
Post by: ShadySue on August 16, 2009, 03:25
Check this out...this is funny :)

[url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6018173/Squirrel-is-surprise-star-of-holiday-photo.html[/url] ([url]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6018173/Squirrel-is-surprise-star-of-holiday-photo.html[/url])

Denis

So cute!
Title: Re: Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photo
Post by: Dreamframer on August 16, 2009, 07:43
...And autofocus did it's job... :D
Title: Re: Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photo
Post by: Fred on August 16, 2009, 08:46
Hmmmmmmmmmm I dunno, would be awfully easy to fake.  Great idea though!

Title: Re: Squirrel is surprise star of holiday photo
Post by: madelaide on August 16, 2009, 15:18
Fake ro real, it's cute.  ;D
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: bittersweet on August 17, 2009, 01:51
I love the fact that the camera focused on the little guy, too, instead of the humans.

If I had taken the picture with my DSLR, you know the squirrel would've most likely been outside the DOF and the shot wouldn't be half as good as this one is.  :o

Yep...there's something to be said for that AUTO setting. ;)
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: Freezingpictures on August 17, 2009, 04:11
Great image! But I am curious, which camera focuses after you pressed the timer??
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: gostwyck on August 17, 2009, 05:06
Great image! But I am curious, which camera focuses after you pressed the timer??

I was thinking exactly the same thing. I must get one of those _ photographing yourself would be so much easier!

I can't help thinking that the comp with our furry friend is surprisingly perfect too with the couple's faces not obscured and just nicely out of focus. If I'd been setting that shot up with a stuffed animal I don't think I could have done much better. Take out the squirrel though and the comp is lousy. Hmm.
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: Adeptris on August 17, 2009, 11:16
Looks like the reviewers do not read these stories, it just got rejected for "Focus not being where we expected it to be!"

 ;D
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: Fred on August 17, 2009, 15:37
Great image! But I am curious, which camera focuses after you pressed the timer??

Most Nikon DSLR's (D70 and D300 for sure) have a setting for Continuous AutoFocus or "Continuous-servo AF " that would focus after the self-timer expired - if the focus changed.

c h e e r s
fred
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: madelaide on August 17, 2009, 16:43
But doesn't servo try to lock focus on where it was before, guessing it's new position? 
Title: Re: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo
Post by: gostwyck on August 17, 2009, 16:55
^^^ That's true __ AF servo is meant to lock-on and then follow the same object (at least the Canon does).