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Battling Buck

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Posted by Andrew Sentipal on June 26, 2010 at 9:43 PM
Battling Buck
I was in Shenandoah National Park last weekend shooting fawns. The deer walk around you there and are unafraid. This young buck walked up to a doe and reared up fairly close to me. She was unimpressed and reared up at him. It was over very quickly and he moved on.

I like the eye contact and the tucked tail of the doe.

Andrew Sentipal
Posted by Richard Siggins on June 27, 2010 at 8:01 AM
Looks like you were at the right place at the right time. Great shot! I like to color of the morning (evening?) light and the sharpness of the two. You're right, the eyes are great.
Posted by Darrell Epps on June 28, 2010 at 8:39 AM
Great photo. Great depth of field on the shot, the deer are sharp and the background blurred as to not distract from the subjects. I was in Shenandoah two weeks ago and have a great time, just too much sun!
Posted by Randy Lawson on June 29, 2010 at 6:38 AM
Hey Andy

I thought I would jump over here and see if there was any post from Big Meadows and saw your name. Gee I remember you taking this shot, I think. Was it with the doe confronting the buck with the fawn near by?