Two Mulies

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 27, 2011131 views7 comments

I was at my favorite place in the Scottsbluff area, Cedar Canyon. The weather is changing to spring. I was out last Friday and these two Mulies gave me a good look for a few minutes. The animals and the birds are staritng to move more. I only had my 300mm lens with me so I couldn't get to close. This is about 80% of the original. Your comments are welcome and appreciated.

Canon 30D
Sigma 70-300
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/1000
Aperture f8
ISO 400
300mm

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on March 27, 2011 at 7:02 PM

I like the sepia tones I see. I think it works well with this arid, brown, dry environment Richard.
Good placement in the frame, great detail. And both a front & side POV of the species, I like it.
Well done

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on March 27, 2011 at 8:04 PM

Great positioning of the deer. And one being a buck is a nice touch. Lots of interesting elements in the habitat as well. Nice one, Richard.

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Comment posted by Stu Porter on March 28, 2011 at 4:13 AM

Interesting for me as I have not seen these before :) nice to have male and female in the same shot and habitat is very different to what I am used to , thanks for posting Richard, Cheers, Stu

Registered on March 10, 2011, 8 Posts, 58 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 28, 2011 at 9:13 AM

Hi Richard,

I really the setting here - nice arid, semi-desert terrain! I like the simplicity of the image and the overall colour palette works well for me. Not a nit, but i see a nice image within an image here - basically a tighter crop in the same aspect ratio removing the plants (yucca?) on the right side of the frame. I'm not actually advocating making the crop (between that and your current crop that would be quite an aggressive crop!), but rather joining you in wishing you had a little longer lens with you! But very nice as posted!

Cheers...thanks for sharing this one...

Brad

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 28, 2011 at 11:52 AM

Hmmm, I like how this came out using 300mm! I, too, appreciate the sense of habitat, which looks typical to my eye!

My only nit was beyond your control in this pose: I would have liked the doe to be standing so the dried yucca stems and pods were not coming out of her ears. Still, that is a minor issue and overall this is a fine capture.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on March 28, 2011 at 3:56 PM

Nice detail and sharpness on the larger image and I also like the fact that you got a male and female together with both in focus, well done.

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Comment posted by Rick Cloran on March 28, 2011 at 5:08 PM

A solid environmental shot. They show the classic "What is that?" curiosity pose.

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