We're All Ears

Gallery: WildlifePosted March 18, 2012122 views4 comments

Here's another photo taken the same day as my last post except earlier and before the sun managed to light things up. Bedded down and just resting. These 2 Black-tailed does aren't even chewing grass while they rest which is a bit unusual. Very tolerant of me, but I still took my images and moved on so they could relax more. Full frame so you can get an idea of the kind of open yet messy habitat they live in. Hard to get any image without little twigs and blades of grass getting in the way when they are this low to the ground. As usual taken at the local nature area. Didn't do much to this except lighten it up a bit and sharpen for the web.

Tech info

Canon EOS 60D
EF 70-200mm f/4.0 with 1.4 TC @ 280mm
1/80 SS at f/5.0
ISO 800
tripod
Auto WB

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on March 18, 2012 at 7:16 PM

Very nice image! I love the way they seem to be looking right at me. I don't mind the twigs and grass in front of them, I like seeing the habitat.

Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on March 19, 2012 at 7:57 AM

Peter, like your photo of the 2 BT does. Nice composition. I do think it is a bit nosy, and a slight magenta cast. Glad you have a nature area near you. Thanks for sharing.

Registered on September 12, 2009, 2120 Posts, 6455 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on March 20, 2012 at 8:37 AM

Hi Peter,

I like that the two does almost mirror one another's poses, yet are at a slightly different position vertically in the frame. Yes, it's a bit of a "messy" habitat, but that's a challenge we almost all face in the field (and why large aperture lenses were invented?

). I don't mind the branches and bushes in the background but the out-of-focus ones in the foreground do impact a little on the image (at least to me). Obviously nothing you could do about them, though. One minor technical thing I think you could try - to me (and John at least) the image seems a tad on the cool side - might be worth experimenting with warming it up just a little? Just a thought.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Steve Balke on March 23, 2012 at 3:53 PM

Beautiful shot, Peter. I love the comp and the inquisitive look of the two deer. The color seems a little off to me---magenta cast? When I suspect a color cast I import the image into PS and run a hue/saturation adjustment layer at maximum saturation (I saw that method in "Photoshop CS4 for Nature Photographers", E. Anon and J. Anon, pp. 262-263). Regarding branches: so often when I see deer around here and photograph them there are branches covering vital spots of the face. I think you did really well here.

Registered on June 18, 2009, 229 Posts, 2915 Comments