Biding His Time

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 3, 2013119 views3 comments

I was out early to the local nature area this morning to see what the deer were up to. Lots of does and fawns but few bucks. I did find this fellow bedded down close to a few does, just seemingly biding his time until the hormones kick it up a notch. He was fairly well concealed except his antlers were a dead give away. And he did manage to lie down in some nice light. This one was the best of the series for posting here. A few minor adjustments included warming the WB a bit, adding .5 stop of exposure, and normal sharpening. There are a couple of very thin pieces of veg that cross his face but I didn't find them a distraction so I left them. I would appreciate any comments or critiques you might have.

Tech Info

Canon EOS 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4L and 1.4 TC = 280mm
1/1600th at f/5.6 and ISO 800
tripod

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on October 3, 2013 at 9:48 PM

Nice environmental shot. Nice looking buck, I wish we could see more of him.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on October 4, 2013 at 12:24 AM

I like the early morning light Peter, hard to beat. The colors of the dried grass and the rugged fallen tree trunk on the left is nice as well. I do agree with Richard that seeing more of the body in this setting would enhance this image significantly, ie. could he please stand up.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 6, 2013 at 12:35 PM

It is neat that you managed to get his head "spot lighted!"

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