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Roe Buck Portrait
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Roe Buck Portrait

by Ron McCombe

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 22, 2011112 views5 comments
I have been watching roe deer for a few weeks now, I managed to get close to this one

Canon 7D, canon 500mm f4 lens, f6.3, 1/640 sec, ISO 320

Comments

5 comments
Comment posted by John Tobias on April 22, 2011 at 9:38 PM
Very nice pose you have caught the roe buck in. He seems very alert to what is going on around him. Good color and detail. The BG lets him stand out. Thanks for sharing.
Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments
Comment posted by Brad Hill on April 23, 2011 at 9:40 AM
Hi Ron,

Very clean, very simple - nice! The attentive, focused look the buck is giving something adds interest to the shot. I'm wondering if cropping a little from bottom and left - leaving the image more of just neck and head without the upper back/ shoulder region - might be worth experimenting with? Just a thought...

Cheers...

Brad
Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments
Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 24, 2011 at 4:26 AM
Looks soft me Ron as there is no clarity or detail in the face, especially in the eye and muzzle, is this a big crop? perhaps run some more USM on the subject. Would have at least set the ISO to 400 just to give a fraction more SS.
Registered on March 25, 2007, 189 Posts, 1064 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on April 24, 2011 at 4:44 AM
A solid portrait Ron, but I have to agree with Steve that it does look a bit soft.
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments
Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 24, 2011 at 12:47 PM
Ron, I agree its a tad soft around the head, but a fine image of a fine animal. Like those spikehorns.
Registered on April 10, 2009, 292 Posts, 3967 Comments