Practicing?

Gallery: WildlifePosted September 22, 2012114 views4 comments

Been away for a couple of weeks in the Olympic Mtns and San Juan Is. of Washington. Lots of photos but not many keepers due to lousy atmospheric conditions: Haze and smoke. I'll post a few though. Went to the nature preserve to see if things had changed since I last visited. Must say that they have. Black-tailed deer are much more numerous on the preserve now which indicates fall and the rut are coming soon. This fawn looked like he was practicing his regal pose for when he grows up. Not a super composition but it does show a deer in mid-shed of its summer coat. The shoulder and hip area of the fawn clearly shows a few remaining spots and the lighter tan fur. The neck shows the much more gray fur which is growing in. Definitely an in-between seasons deer. Saw a few bucks which had clearly shed their velvet while I was away. So I missed chances for dried out velvet hanging from the antlers. Got a very distant shot of a buck with a large reck which may have been my buddy Barney. I'm sure I'll see him again. Comments and critiques are welcomed and appreciated.

Tech Info

Canon 60D with 70-200mm f/4L and 1.4 TC at 200mm
1/250th @ f/5.6, ISO 800
Tripod
full frame

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on September 22, 2012 at 8:56 PM

This has been an interesting series, hope to see more. Wish he did not blend so well into the tree behind him. You caught him in a nice alert pose. Thanks for sharing.

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

Comment posted by Richard Teller on September 23, 2012 at 10:46 PM

Nice dear and the pose is very good, but I agree that the deer blends in to the background to much.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Brad Hill on September 24, 2012 at 8:49 AM

Hi Peter,

Nice subject giving you a nice pose. Between the lighting (specifically the lack of direct light on the subject) and the deer's proximity to the background the subject does fade into the background a little too much for my taste. And, unfortunately, the head blends in the most.

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

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

Comment posted by Wayne Jones on September 25, 2012 at 11:23 PM

Interesting shot, Peter, with the new coat doing one of the things it's intended to do (blend in with the habitat).

Your "home range" is a beautiful and bountiful place. Nothing better than having a territory where you know every tree and rock, to say nothing of having inhabitants you can recognize as individuals.

Registered on April 18, 2007, 953 Posts, 6435 Comments