A Short Pause

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 4, 201360 views3 comments

I was out early this morning at the local nature preserve to see what was going on. A high fog morning made for soft lighting. This doe pausing to give me a look was about the best of what I could get today. She was with a group of deer that had just come up the embankment where they had been feeding in the flood plain and were headed towards the woods. Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.

Tech Info

Canon 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4L with TC 1.4 @ 145mm
1/160th at f/5.6 and ISO 1000
tripod

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on March 5, 2013 at 7:53 AM

Nice portrait Peter, good detail and color. I like the somewhat muted look of the BG. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on March 6, 2013 at 8:36 PM

The exposure looks fine and the background pretty smooth for the area where you have been finding these deer. I notice that the best focus is on the body, however, with the face looking a little bit soft, suggesting your focus point was not on the eyes.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on March 7, 2013 at 1:43 AM

Everything looks pretty good Peter, particularly on the larger view. The color balance appears perhaps just slightly cool. I might experiment with adjusting the vividness of the colors a little as well. The light did not permit catchlights in the eyes unfortunately.

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