Whitetail Buck/Habitat

Gallery: WildlifePosted October 21, 2010190 views11 comments

Mark IV, 800mm, ISO 800,f/5.6, 1/125th, Wimberly, Natural light

My thanks to everyone that commented on my last image of this same buck. I greatly appreciate the comments and the suggestions.

Overall I prefer this photo to the previous one. The bucks that live this long are smart and take advantage of cover. This image shows him looking through a break and surveying the landscape. One bit of movement, or scent in the air, and he simply disappears from whence he came.

Larger image provided.

Comments greatly appreciated.

edited to add: After reading Brad's comments on eye contact I should mention that in this photo I like that the Buck is looking out across the landscape unaware of my presence and thus not looking in my direction.

Peter

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Robert Bunch on October 21, 2010 at 11:26 PM

I also like this shot better than your previous post. I like the body position and the head turn better than in the other one but the main reason is that instead of the body being chopped off by the bottom of the frame his body is partially obscured by the brush in this shot and IMO that just looks better. It doesn't hurt that he is such a fine buck either.

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Comment posted by Jagdeep Rajput on October 22, 2010 at 9:46 AM

A terrific shot n great setting !
Curtain of grasses looks wonderful.
Jagdeep Rajput

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Comment posted by Bill Maile on October 22, 2010 at 12:47 PM

That's a very nice buck and a great shot Peter, cool!

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on October 22, 2010 at 1:34 PM

I think I prefer this one too Peter, I like how he is framed by the tall vegetation. DOF, comp, sharpness and exposure are all perfect, not to mention the catch light and the nice head pose!

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Comment posted by Ken Archer on October 22, 2010 at 5:03 PM

My vote for this one too!!! A excellent alert pose!

Ken Archer

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Comment posted by JACK NEAL on October 22, 2010 at 8:22 PM

Great catch! Thanks for sharing!

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on October 22, 2010 at 10:12 PM

Just right!

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Comment posted by Dan Walters on October 23, 2010 at 9:28 PM

Like the way the vegetation is framing the deers head. Really like the color.

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on October 24, 2010 at 12:03 AM

I like this one for the same reasons you do. You couldn't have asked him to give you a better placement above those stems than what he did. Nice capture.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on October 24, 2010 at 11:55 AM

Hey Peter,

Place me in the group that likes this version better...and I DO like the "faraway" look in the buck's eye and how it is clearly NOT interacting with you (unless it has a vision problem!

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To me this image has a much better "flow" to it, I think largely because of the more complete framing by the grasses/bushes. I particularly like the in-focus vegetation in the lower left and how it's directed at the head of the buck. Well done.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on October 24, 2010 at 6:28 PM

Thanks for all the comments everyone. I really appreciate it!

Peter

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