Early Morning Beauty

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 29, 2011196 views5 comments

I overslept yesterday morning so I did not get out as early as I had hoped. But it was pretty foggy so the light stayed pretty low and soft. I saw this pretty doe very early in my walk and she seemed to be quite relaxed and composed. Maybe because there wasn't a buck around tending to her. I liked the quiet mood of this image of a very nice looking black-tailed doe rather than the more macho buck images I've been taking lately. I was tempted to crop the LLC vegetation out but decided to leave it in as it seemed to add some balance and another layer to the photo. So, was that a good decision? Processed in PSE10. Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.

Tech info

Canon 60D with 70-200mm f/4L at 200mm
1/500th at f/4.0 and ISO 800
tripod

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Margaret Summers on November 30, 2011 at 11:35 AM

Very nice deer and great pose. I think I would try to take out the lower right brush, probably with a crop. It is very distracting from your beautiful deer. I really like the background - looks like fog and adds to the atmosphere.

Registered on May 24, 2011, 54 Posts, 99 Comments

Comment posted by Lon Sharp on November 30, 2011 at 11:55 PM

Deer, as a very commonly viewed wildlife don't get the same attention as some other exotic species, but I think this has some very good elements. I like the rendering of the subject withing that mysterious looking background. I think the dark weeds in the lower right are a major distraction, however, and i am left wishing you had a slightly different point of view to eliminate them.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on December 1, 2011 at 8:48 AM

Hi Peter,

I like both the soft light and muted colours here. And - like you point out - the head turn adds a lot to this image. I do agree with both Lon and Margaret that the dark vegetation in the lower right corner is a pretty big distraction and has a significant impact on the image.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Registered on May 29, 2007, 431 Posts, 6061 Comments

Comment posted by Barbara Graham on December 4, 2011 at 11:18 AM

Beautiful background and light and very sharp deer. You could possibly try a crop including the entire upper branch, which I think would leave sufficient room on the right but remove most of the OOF foreground vegetation.

Registered on July 27, 2010, 1310 Posts, 5035 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Reed on December 7, 2011 at 9:13 AM

Dark distraction. What dark distraction a little time with a clone brush and problem solved. I don't see how you can crop that out. Unless you go vertical...

Registered on September 19, 2009, 198 Posts, 1074 Comments