Formoson Sika Stag

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 6, 201280 views4 comments

Shot this stag at a nice big nature reserve in Seoul, Korea, on a very cold Dec 30th morning. It was a bit of a hazy day, which I tried to clean up in PSE9.

Canon EOS 60D
Lens:Sigma DG 120-400mm 1:4.5-5.6 APO OS HSM
Focal Length: 400mm
f8.0
Shutter 1/500
ISO800
HH
Cropped about 60%

Comments and constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on February 6, 2012 at 10:13 AM

Nice shot of the sika deer stag. I do wish the other deer did not have its head cut off, but I know sometimes you got to take what you are given! It does appear just a bit soft. I do like the expression on the stag. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on February 7, 2012 at 1:19 PM

Hi Mark, this sure is a specimen worth photographing with that big rack! Looking at the larger version the image does appear a bit soft there where it needs to be sharp (on the head of the animal). I echo John about the deer in the BG being cut-off and further I would have preferred it without the man-made elements in the frame. The vertical poles on the right could be cropped off, but the pipe on the ground would need some more work.

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 7, 2012 at 8:49 PM

I agree he makes a fine main subject and it is too bad the other was behind him. How about a return trip?

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Comment posted by Mark Deibert on February 8, 2012 at 8:28 AM

Thanks John, Vincent, and Lon for taking the time to comment/ critique my work...it's very much appreciated. It wasn't the best picture to work with, but I really loved the stag. Weather's started warm up a little around, so hopefully some return trips will yield some better results.

Mark

Registered on September 30, 2011, 48 Posts, 125 Comments