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"I Will Follow You"

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted July 29, 2011101 views6 comments

"I will follow you
Follow you wherever you may go
There isn't an ocean too deep
A mountain so high it can keep me away"..Mommy

Here the Mom's getting ready to lead her babes out of the frame.
A moment or two later they were gone.
F/7.1, 1/250th, ISO 640, 1D M3, 300mm f/2.8 around 6:30. Clear & sunny with the subjects in partial shade. Cropped to 7.6MB

Comments

6 comments

Comment posted by Carol Nichols on July 29, 2011 at 7:16 PM

Howard, the young does are so cute! They are sticking close to their mom and will surely follow her anywhere. I like your B&W treatment for this photo and the fact that all ears are at attention.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on July 30, 2011 at 8:42 PM

Nice shot, Howard. I agree, b&w works really well here. It's not all very sharp but I find that the degree of sharpness matches the subjects so well that it doesn't matter.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments

Comment posted by Pam Colander on July 30, 2011 at 11:43 PM

Lovely models well photographed! Love the B and W treatment...very elegant. BTW, congrats on your Birds and Bloom win

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on July 31, 2011 at 1:40 AM

Nice image in B&W!
The overall softness also works really well.
Needs some serious CCW rotation, though!
Sandy

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

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 31, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Steve: My focus is on the near fawn FG, and @ F/7.1 you wouldn't expect the other two animals to be sharp.

Sandy: I was aware of the slight shift RT, for me it added the sense that Mom was getting ready to step & leaning forward, leading her babies away..Which they did a moment after this frame..Also note that the ground slopes slightly up left, adding to the effect. I also wanted to leave room RT for the animals to look into..
But here is another version, 2:3 crop with a slight CCW shift.

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Comment posted by Ray Whitt on July 31, 2011 at 11:29 AM

Beautiful in black and white Howard, love the tentative look of the fawns and their pose. Very pleasing image to view. Excellent work!

Ray

Registered on May 27, 2011, 92 Posts, 2619 Comments