Doe and fawn

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 15, 201191 views4 comments

This pair along with another doe were deep in the trees at the Sugar Grove Nature Center in cental Illinois. The underbrush has started to die down which opens up the woods. It was still quite dark where the deer were standing and I went from ISO 400 to ISO 1600 to get this shot.

Canon T3i
1/320 @ f-5.6 ISO 1600
Canon EF70-300 IS USM @ 300mm
Spot meter, IS on HH taken from a van.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on September 15, 2011 at 9:48 PM

I like the fact that you captured mother and baby together, similar poses at that! The eyes on both subjects seem just a bit soft, perhaps you could have cheated a bit on shutter speed (eg. 1/64), as the subjects were likely static for a few seconds and your lens has usm, while selecting a smaller aperture for more dof?

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Comment posted by Ryan Marshik on September 15, 2011 at 10:02 PM

The van - I know of no better photography blind :-)
Nice shot - you did well given the challenging light.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on September 15, 2011 at 11:35 PM

You did well to capture this one for the challenging light conditions John. I like the fact that you caught both mother and young looking in your direction!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 16, 2011 at 1:10 PM

You sure know how to challenge yourself John, shooting animals in different focal planes in such difficult lighting conditions!

I love the over the shoulder look back poses as well as the fact that they seem aware of your presence yet rather relaxed about it. The shallow DOF is a bit of a concern with the youngster being soft as are the highlights on the leaves.

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