Last Look

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 10, 2014104 views5 comments

Here's my final posting on this rather odd big buck at our nature preserve. No more planned from this series. But might get something interesting at a later time. Big storm due in CA on Thurs so probably won't get out again this week. It was nice to get this guy all alone and in the open so I could get a good look at him. I had to use my TE and a real high ISO to get the image but it looks pretty good unless you really zoom in on it. I cropped this by about 25% mostly to get rid of distracting FG veg and some off the left side for balance. After that I added some warmth and saturation to get the green grass looking as it does right now. I also added some contrast and clarity. That all. Comments and critiques are welcome.

Tech Info

Canon EOS 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4 and 1.4 TE = 280mm
1/500th at f/5.6 and ISO 5000
tripod
Lightroom 5

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 10, 2014 at 10:24 AM

Peter, IMHO you saved the best photo of this buck until last! This photo shows the buck the best you have posted of him. Also, it is a good photo over all, except I do detect a slight magenta cast. Could be my monitor. I like how the tree frames him, giving some separation from the BG. The other deer add to the overall image, without detracting from the main subject. I think you could crop this as a vertical and just show the buck, but I like it as it is. Thanks for sharing this series.

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on December 10, 2014 at 3:45 PM

Nice capture that offers a better look at those antlers. They are so massive. Might want to see if you can find them after they are shed. Would be quite a find.

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Comment posted by John Launstein on December 10, 2014 at 4:26 PM

Holy smokes, Peter! Been kept away from NPN for a few weeks and look what I've been missing! Surely your most impressive buck of all, and a great, natural image of him to boot. LOVE the three horizontal layers, the framing of the tree, and the look you captured...a cross between alert and pensive, just right for the overall mood and feel of the frame IMO. Does in the background are icing on the cake.

Honestly I'd sneak in and put a tracking device on this guy and follow him all winter until those antlers dropped!

Registered on April 5, 2011, 223 Posts, 1193 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 12, 2014 at 10:54 AM

Nice look at the big boy & his massive 'rack', great job on the PP Peter.
Stay dry, sounds like the storm's dropping a bunch of rain on ya

Merry Christmas!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 14, 2014 at 8:30 AM

Hi Peter,

The larger version shows the abnormal antlers well. And quite the rack!

Cheers...

Brad

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