NonTypical Sneak

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 2, 2012215 views4 comments

This is the same non typical that I posted earlier. I caught him trying to sneak up on a group of does. I like the the side lighting and the interesting antler shadows on the tree. The high ISO is due to the fact that the timber is pretty dark in most places. In this particular shot, the light was better and I could have sacrificed some shutter speed for a lower ISO. However, in the heat of the moment, the ideal settings are not always possible.

Canon 7D
Canon 100-400mm @ 360mm
f9
1/640 s
ISO 3200

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on December 2, 2012 at 1:39 PM

Not bad for high ISO. The OOF tree on the LHS is pretty noisy, but the rest looks acceptable. All the noise is certainly curable, as long as you stick to the worst of it. The deer and the rack look good.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 4, 2012 at 9:36 PM

I like the way you captured him emerging from the between the trees and darkness. The shadow is a nice addition.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 5, 2012 at 2:44 PM

His emerging from darkness is pretty cool. A small tweak you could make in processing is to selectively darken the twig that is in the background between the antlers. It would have been really fortunate if the shadow on the tree were unobstructed to show the entire shadow outline of antlers and head!

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Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on January 4, 2013 at 4:04 PM

I have yet to see a non-typical whitetail! It must have been a treat to spot and photograph this guy!

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