Just a Growin' Boy #4
by Peter Cross
I'd missed Barney on the last several visits to the nature area. The deer have shifted their behavior and appear to be in hiding in the morning. But in the evening they come out and cross the entrance road to the nature center and go to a large area of mown grass. I'm guessing it's 30-40 acres. As the native vegetation is drying up due to a lack of rain (probably won't rain again until fall), they only need cross the street to this watered and highly nutritious food source. All the deer except for Barney entered from one point. Barney just had to do it his way. Although not the best photo for viewing his growing antler (I'll post a closeup in the comments section), I just got kick out of all the signs which he was ignoring. Although this is a pretty much a man altered environment, the deer here are all wild deer. I just capture the normal behavior (which granted is somewhat different than many areas). I did a bit of cloning on a bright piece of foliage, warmed the white balance, and sharpened for the web. Comments and critiques welcome and encouraged.
Tech info
Canon 60D with 70-200mm f/4L @ 200mm plus 1.4 TC = 280mm
1/160th @ f/5.6 and ISO 800
tripod
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