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Deer In Snow
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Deer In Snow

by Don Young

Gallery: WildlifePosted February 15, 2017126 views4 comments
While visiting Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains on Feb. 25, 2015 my wife and I came upon a group of eleven fantastic bucks.  All were about the same size and appeared to be very healthy.
Nikon D7000, 1/200, f/5.6, ISO 100, 300mm
Feedback welcome!

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on February 16, 2017 at 8:10 AM
I like your composition with one buck behind the other, but with the tree in the BG the back deer tends to blend in with the tree.  If you could have composed with a more open BG IMHO the image would have been stronger.  But, it is still an interesting image with nice color and sharpness.  Thanks for sharing.
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Comment posted by Genny K. on February 19, 2017 at 2:45 AM
You are right, they look very healthy!!  At first is is distracting that there are 2 sets of antlers there, but then you realize that they perfectly mirror each other, and I think that makes for a really neat image.  Very unusual.  
It would have been better if those small branches had not been there on the right side, or maybe you could clone them out, I'm not sure. The green leaves at the top are distracting, too.  It might be worth cloning them out, as this is a pretty interesting image. 
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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on February 19, 2017 at 4:03 PM
What a dandy whitetail buck.  I think more space would have been positive, showing all of the legs.  The second buck directly behind the face of the main subject serves as a distraction, in my opinion, when framed to feature the near animal.  Hopefully this gang offered opportunity for several variations!
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Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on February 24, 2017 at 11:27 AM
Don,

Great image in the Cove. Might be the same two bucks in my images I recently posted. I would have loved to have been in the Cove with that snow. Good for you.  Thanks for sharing.

Andrew
Registered on February 16, 2008, 200 Posts, 317 Comments