Red deer silhouette

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 17, 2009225 views9 comments

Some days all seems to come together. Very pleased with this shot because our red deer are very difficult to get. When you get them in this light your not only very lucky but also very very happy.

iso 200 1/40 sec. f/5.6 full frame. Nikon D3 and Nikon 200-400. From a self build hide onder a tree.

Edwin Kats

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9 comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on December 17, 2009 at 4:31 PM

Excellent. I like that the angle of the face (straight on either toward us or perhaps in the other direction) and those erect ears give a sense of alertness. The plant silhouettes add some nice subtle texture too. Nice work, Edwin.

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Comment posted by Cam Held on December 17, 2009 at 6:59 PM

Great shot! The color of the sky is excellent! I think you got the exposure perfect! Congrats!

-Cam

Registered on November 12, 2009, 59 Posts, 398 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 17, 2009 at 11:21 PM

Hi Edwin,

I like the very graphic nature of this image, and I find the overall composition (especially where you've placed the subject vertically within the frame) pleasing. The brightness gradient from top to bottom works well for me and those thin clouds near the top of the composition add a nice touch. Nice work as well on the sharpening - those antlers would have been SO susceptible to the halos of oversharpening - but they look great to me.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on December 18, 2009 at 11:02 AM

Boy can I believe you are happy with this one Edwin. This is a perfect silhouette with that 90 degree head turn and the clear separation of all four legs, and that color is to die for and the clouds in the top section are just icing on the cake!!! Congrats.

I was in the Netherlands a few months back, but only for a few days ,and in the local woods I saw lots of tracks of deer (though I did not go as far as to identify the species) and could already see movement patterns. If I would have had more time, I would have built a hide, coz in such areas that is the only way to photograph these elusive Dutch deer.

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Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on December 18, 2009 at 1:14 PM

Great silhouette. Perfect POV and composition.

D&L

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 18, 2009 at 8:05 PM

Very arresting! This has enough "space" over the deer ( room to title & text) to make it a great candidate for a magazine cover.

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Comment posted by Jorne de Bruin on December 19, 2009 at 4:21 AM

A very strong graphic image Edwin, love the great silhouette with lots of 'empty' space. I would like to metnion one very small point for improvement, I would have loved to see a slight headturn so there would have been an outline of the snout visible. This is very minor, but I thought I'd mention it. Superb image!

Registered on June 26, 2008, 178 Posts, 2136 Comments

Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on December 19, 2009 at 12:31 PM

Hey Edwin,
Just a stunning silhoette with perfect seperation and sweet colors!

Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on December 20, 2009 at 3:46 PM

Great silhouette. Like the color as well. Looks like it could use a little rotation.

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