The Stag

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 12, 2010247 views12 comments

With the rut just around the corner I thought I'd upload this stag photo

I like the aggresive posture of this dominant stag. He was patrolling his harem of females and seeing off all takers.

SHOT INFO
Canon 5D Mark II
Lens - EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x Teleconverter
Total Focal Length - 700.0mm
Shooting Mode - Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) - 1/640
Av( Aperture Value ) - 5.6
Metering Mode - Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 1000

Please view large if you have the time

Thanks for looking, with kind regards,
Lee

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 12, 2010 at 2:44 AM

Welcome to NPN!
It's a great photo to announce your arrival
.Stag looks very impressive, with great pose and eye contact. The leaves on the anteler add lot of interest to it. However I find it bit tight at the bottom and would like to see more room at the bottom for virtual legs.
Jagdeep Rajput

Registered on April 29, 2008, 686 Posts, 2857 Comments

Comment posted by Ákos Lumnitzer on September 12, 2010 at 9:54 AM

Love the expression! It oozes testosterone IMHO. Very nicely done!

Registered on April 24, 2004, 25 Posts, 510 Comments

Comment posted by Lee fisher on September 12, 2010 at 9:56 AM

Thanks guys for the feedback

Lee

Registered on September 10, 2010, 13 Posts, 89 Comments

Comment posted by Max Waugh on September 12, 2010 at 11:43 AM

What an expression. Wonderfully framed against a "clean" background. Ideally it might have a tick more room at the bottom as mentioned, but that's a very minor thing. The focus of this is obviously that massive head, which came out great.

Max

Registered on September 26, 2008, 428 Posts, 2329 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 12, 2010 at 12:39 PM

Very nice Lee

. The detail is excellent, the DOF perfect and the selective lighting on the head combined with that dark BG putts all the emphasis on the head. The leaf stuck on the antlers is a nice detail. Great work.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 12, 2010 at 1:02 PM

Very well done IMHO. Not being able to see more leg does not bother me. I like the composition of this image. Too bad you could not catch the sound with it!. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Lee fisher on September 12, 2010 at 1:18 PM

Thanks for the constructive critique guys, much appreciated,
Lee

Registered on September 10, 2010, 13 Posts, 89 Comments

Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on September 12, 2010 at 4:58 PM

Cracking image Lee and the very slight nit covered.

Great series of Osprey shots on your website, the one with the duck is superb.

Andy...

Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments

Comment posted by Marco Poggioni on September 12, 2010 at 7:16 PM

Geat expression, right exposure and focus. I like the dark BG that gives threedimensionality to the image. Well done

Marco

Registered on August 6, 2009, 15 Posts, 38 Comments

Comment posted by Steve Canuel on September 13, 2010 at 12:17 AM

Nicely timed to get him yelling at you and you certainly captured some excellent detail. The grasses add a nice splash of color and the BG trees retain just a hint of detail. Well done.

Registered on September 12, 2010, 53 Posts, 660 Comments

Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 13, 2010 at 3:19 PM

The leaf on the antler makes this special IMO. Of coarse love the pose....maybe a touch tight on bottom, but nothing to drastic for me to loose interest in it. Great work!

Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments

Comment posted by Lee fisher on September 13, 2010 at 6:34 PM

Thanks very much for the positive feeback everyone,
Lee

Registered on September 10, 2010, 13 Posts, 89 Comments