Korean Water Deer

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 13, 201271 views5 comments

A young water deer, I believe, because it doesn't have tusks yet...will most likely start growing out around 6 -7 months old. I shot this at nature reserve here in Seoul this past weekend. Much better conditions than a previous visit back at the end of December.

As you can see, it is standing on the other side of a leafy hill in a fairly shadowy area. I minimized the shadows as much as I could in PSE without diminishing the quality. Saw for a very short time, only enough to get a couple decent shots. Better luck next time!

Canon EOS 60D
Lens: Sigma DG 120-400mm 1:4.5-5.6 APO OS HSM
Focal Length: 400mm
f11
Shutter 1/250
ISO 400
Monopod

Cropped about 60%

Comments and constructive criticism is greatly appreciated.

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on February 13, 2012 at 2:35 PM

Mark, nice shot of the water deer. Too bad about the shadow over its' face, but you seem to have dealt with it well as there is detail in the shadows. It does look alittle soft. I don't have your 120-400 Sigma lens, but I do have the 150-500, and from info I received from postings here on NPN and my own experience my lens works best at F-8. I think you might have been better off using a larger aperture and a higher shutter speed even with the monopod. Thanks for sharing, I am enjoying seeing these Korean animals.

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

Comment posted by Roger Kirchen on February 13, 2012 at 8:41 PM

Mark, cool shot of this Korean Water Deer. You've handled the shadow over the face quite well. For me, and as it stands, this adds to the picture because it is characteristics of the dappled light and shadow in this type of cover. I like seeing these Korean animals and noting how they are different from the ones that I see here.

Registered on March 6, 2011, 95 Posts, 847 Comments

Comment posted by Anand Narayanan on February 15, 2012 at 12:09 AM

Looks super cute ! Would love to see more from that region ! They look a lot like musk deer which are incredible hard to find in the places ive tried !

Registered on October 25, 2009, 110 Posts, 835 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on February 15, 2012 at 7:22 AM

Hi Mark,

Between the dappled/shadowy lighting and underbrush you had some pretty tough conditions to deal with, but handled the situation quite well. I think you could have "tamed" that background down a bit more by opening up on the aperture - f11 seems a tad too closed down to me. I'm thinking that it's busy enough back there that even if you opened up by a stop or two the shot would still have a nice environmental feel to it.

Cheers...thanks for sharing...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 16, 2012 at 4:11 PM

Hmmm, you make me really want to see one with tusks! Tough, contrasty light here with that crazy lined background, but you managed to pull of an image where we can appreciate the deer.

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