Bushy Park Stag

by Brian Scott

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 17, 2010981 views19 comments

Stag taken at Bushy Park in London

Nikon D3x
500mm + 1.4x
F/5.6
S/S 1/80's
ISO 320

Brian

Comments

19 comments

Comment posted by denise ippolito on October 17, 2010 at 11:53 AM

Awesome pose and nice details.

Registered on December 17, 2009, 202 Posts, 1529 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on October 17, 2010 at 12:37 PM

Great image.! I like the way the OOF helps to frame the stag. Thanks for sharing.

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

Comment posted by Max Waugh on October 17, 2010 at 12:51 PM

This came out great, IMO. The horizontal spread of those antlers rising above the foliage is wonderful.

Max

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

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on October 17, 2010 at 1:57 PM

This is great. Very nice comp and I love the way the antlers show with that background.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

Registered on February 1, 2004, 752 Posts, 14140 Comments

Comment posted by mark cillo on October 17, 2010 at 8:20 PM

Really cool pose!

Registered on July 27, 2008, 143 Posts, 1483 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 17, 2010 at 10:20 PM

Suitable for large print! Nice.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 18, 2010 at 9:21 AM

Cool image n interesting POV.
Jagdeep Rajput

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

Comment posted by Brad Hill on October 18, 2010 at 9:51 AM

Hi Brian,

I like this unusual pose and both the colour and contrast (and shallow DOF) contribute to making this a very impactful image. Not a bad specimen, either!

Cheers...

Brad

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Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on October 18, 2010 at 8:45 PM

Wow, what an awesome composition Brian and your DOF is just perfect. Thanks for a refreshing new take on this animal.

Registered on November 7, 2007, 161 Posts, 1420 Comments

Comment posted by Sandra Hendrikse on October 19, 2010 at 1:56 AM

This is a great capture. I like it a lot.

Registered on January 23, 2008, 48 Posts, 769 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Maile on October 19, 2010 at 5:50 AM

Looks like me in the morning! Awesome pose and capture.

Registered on March 2, 2009, 984 Posts, 2518 Comments

Comment posted by Sally King on October 19, 2010 at 11:11 AM

This image speaks to me of power. I can almost hear the loud bellow. Those antlers are something else.

Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments

Comment posted by Charles W. Melton on October 19, 2010 at 2:59 PM

Interesting perspective. Your creativity produced a very nice image from less than favorable circumstances. Well done.

Registered on February 17, 2004, 31 Posts, 36 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on October 19, 2010 at 8:36 PM

Like the OOF vegetation and the open mouth. Very dramatic image!

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments

Comment posted by Jeff Loomis on October 20, 2010 at 8:46 AM

Wonderful pose and really captured well.

Registered on January 26, 2010, 68 Posts, 719 Comments

Comment posted by Lee fisher on October 21, 2010 at 3:13 PM

Top drawer as usual mate,

Lee

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

Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on October 26, 2010 at 4:25 PM

Wonderful shot!

Congrats on the well deserved WP!

D&L

Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on October 27, 2010 at 2:36 AM

love it - something different!
Congrats on a nice EP!

Sandy r

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Nate Chappell on October 28, 2010 at 7:58 PM

Congrats Brian

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