Evening in the Oaks

Gallery: WildlifePosted January 29, 2010207 views4 comments

This was late in the day and the whitetail were moving. This is a small buck, but he is aware of all things around him.

50D
SS 1/250
F 5.6
ISO 1600
FL 135
Thanks for looking at my picture and for any comments.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by István Molnár on January 29, 2010 at 6:09 AM

Very interesting colors!
István

Registered on January 7, 2010, 114 Posts, 704 Comments

Comment posted by Laura Stafford on January 29, 2010 at 9:59 AM

I like the buck's position in the frame, and the colors of the background are beautiful. Looks like a painting. Really nich shot.

Laura Stafford

Registered on November 3, 2009, 52 Posts, 375 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 30, 2010 at 2:04 AM

Hi Jack, I also appreciate this image for the merits mentioned by others, i.e the strong pose of the buck and the lovely coloration. I do feel it is a pity that the tree is right behind the buck, it would have been ideal if it were to the right of him thus having a better subject-BG separation. Though I love the colors in the BG they do look a tad oversaturated on my screen. Reducing the reds and yellows just a notch would sort that out.

Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments

Comment posted by JACK NEAL on February 2, 2010 at 12:44 AM

Thanks for the suggestion on desaturating the background. It was very late in the day and it took a lot of saturation to get color back in this deer.

Registered on September 26, 2009, 131 Posts, 554 Comments