Author Topic: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo (Read 4818 times)

Pixart · « **on:** August 13, 2009, 23:21 »

There's always some joker that has to go and spoil a good family photo.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1206018/Squirrel-crashes-holiday-snaps-How-cheeky-rodent-star-couples-photos.html

thomasw · « **Reply #1 on:** August 13, 2009, 23:37 »

Good luck getting a model release for the little fellow!

KB · « **Reply #2 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.

leaf · « **Reply #3 on:** August 14, 2009, 01:29 »

cybernesco · « **Reply #4 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

Denis

ShadySue · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2009, 03:25 »

Quote from: 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

Denis

So cute!

Dreamframer · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2009, 07:43 »

...And autofocus did it's job...

Fred · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2009, 08:46 »

Hmmmmmmmmmm I dunno, would be awfully easy to fake. Great idea though!

madelaide · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2009, 15:18 »

Fake ro real, it's cute.

bittersweet · « **Reply #9 on:** August 17, 2009, 01:51 »

Quote from: 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.

Yep...there's something to be said for that AUTO setting.

Freezingpictures · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2009, 04:11 »

Great image! But I am curious, which camera focuses after you pressed the timer??

gostwyck · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2009, 05:06 »

Quote from: Freezingpictures on August 17, 2009, 04:11

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.

Adeptris · « **Reply #12 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!"

Fred · « **Reply #13 on:** August 17, 2009, 15:37 »

Quote from: Freezingpictures on August 17, 2009, 04:11

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

madelaide · « **Reply #14 on:** August 17, 2009, 16:43 »

But doesn't servo try to lock focus on where it was before, guessing it's new position?

gostwyck · « **Reply #15 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).

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Author Topic: Crazy Squirrel Crashes Family Photo (Read 4818 times)

Pixart

thomasw

KB

leaf

cybernesco

ShadySue

Dreamframer

Fred

madelaide

bittersweet

Freezingpictures

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Adeptris

Fred

madelaide

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