Velvet Buck

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 19, 2012125 views2 comments

This buck was very accommodating. In fact he was too accommodating. He walked right up to me. I was at the minimum focal length of 100 mm and I couldn't back up. So, he pretty much filled the frame. I took a bit off both sides. I liked this because it showed his velvet in detail. Critiques and comments welcome.

Canon 7d
Canon 100-400 mm
f6.3
1/80 s
focal length 100 mm
ISO 400

Comments

2 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 20, 2012 at 7:58 AM

Quite a close-up! Nice detail in this portrait. I would like to see just a bit more space over his antlers, and the tree crossing behind him is distracting. However, considering your situation, with the buck coming right up to you I doubt there was much you could do about the tree in the BG. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 22, 2012 at 8:36 AM

Hi Jerry,

Some days you can't get anywhere near wildlife, and other days you can't keep them outside your closest focus - hard to win in wildlife photography! But, that did give you very nice detail in the velvet, as you point out.

I agree with John that the diagonal branch does represent a significant distraction. The image does feel quite tight on the bottom to me...I'm wondering if a vertical capture (or crop if you have more room below in the original) might have worked a little better here?

Cheers...thanks for sharing this!

Brad

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