Curious young Red Squirrel - “I see you...”

kkardster wrote:

Fine shot Rudy. And yes, squirrels can be difficult at times to idenfity depending on seasonal coloration, size [sans reference], location, and variety.

I do see a painterly effect on its side fur in the original size image:



Since your original image is 3200x2204 - which is not a native FZ200 resolution - can I assume that you've posted a crop? If so, how much cropping was required and from what resolution? And how much did post-processing contribute to this painterly effect? Note that I'm not criticizing the shot - it's rather nice and put a smile on my face - I just want to understand what extremes you may be dealing with here!

[I also wonder why the original image is larger in Flickr than this DPR post - which is 1/4 size at 1600 x 1102. Did you select the LARGE 1600 size when cross-posting from the Flickr gallery?]

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