THE RUT

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 14, 2010597 views17 comments

Another shot from last years rut, it was a cold autumn morning and you could see the breath of this huge stag.
This one comes complete with virtual feet

Thanks very much for the constructive feedback on my last upload,much apreciated.
With regards Lee

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 14, 2010 at 7:45 AM

Seeing the breath like this helps to set this image apart from other rut photos, IMHO. I like the BG OOF as you have it. Thanks for sharing another fine image.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on September 14, 2010 at 8:03 AM

Great pose n presentation !
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on September 14, 2010 at 1:20 PM

Very well done here Lee. Excellent pose and the overall presentation is very engaging.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 14, 2010 at 2:12 PM

Lee, I really love the breath, the pose and the detail is excellent on this! My only small nit is I am a little unsure on whether I like the process you applied on the grasses. I assume you did a lens blur to the BG and/or FG? I would like to at least see the grass around the stag in focus....but part of me also likes how surreal it looks.

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Comment posted by Lee fisher on September 14, 2010 at 3:13 PM

Thanks for the feedback everyone. No added blur to the foreground, this is how it came out of the box

Lee

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Comment posted by Guy Runco on September 14, 2010 at 7:37 PM

Great shot Lee - love the leaf on the antler and the pose of the stag!

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Comment posted by JACK NEAL on September 14, 2010 at 9:54 PM

Great!

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Comment posted by Ajit Huilgol on September 15, 2010 at 1:00 AM

Everything about this is superb, Lee! The open mouth, the breath misting in the cold air, the head turn, the oof grass......!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on September 15, 2010 at 1:31 PM

Another awesome image Lee! I just chekec your previous post again and agree that here the breath adds and the fact that you have some space at the bottom is alos a plus. However, I still prefer th eprevious image, to me it is more powerful and it speaks more to me if you understand what I mean with these vague discriptions

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Comment posted by Nicola Destefano on September 15, 2010 at 6:16 PM

great shot. breath, leaf, light, compo...everything is perfect.

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on September 15, 2010 at 7:32 PM

Another beauty. The breath gives it an added feel of Fall.

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Comment posted by Alessandra & Rocco on September 16, 2010 at 4:00 AM

Portrait full of expression and detail :)

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 22, 2010 at 3:12 AM

Great pose and breath!
Congrats on the EP!
Sandy r

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on September 22, 2010 at 3:53 AM

Great pick for an EP. Congrats on a fine image, Lee!

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Comment posted by Lee fisher on September 22, 2010 at 10:38 PM

Really pleased this shot has done well as is one of my favs

Thanks for the WP am really pleased,
Lee

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 24, 2010 at 6:00 PM

Lee, another big congrats for the second EP in a week! Thanks for exlpainging to me the conditions which created the blurred grasses at the feet. I really appreciate that!

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on September 26, 2010 at 1:01 PM

Very powerful image,love that breath you capture & congrats for the EP.

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