Watching His Doe

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 12, 2012149 views2 comments

The buck that had been dutifully following his chosen doe finally decided to take a break. He pawed the ground a couple of times like he was trying to find a few acorns but then just settled down and kept a close eye on the doe. I watched him for about 15 minutes and he hardly moved other that to scratch or shift his gaze slightly. One of the few times I've had a nice clear view of my target and a reasonable good BG to show him off. I warmed this just little and added a half stop of exposure to lighten him just a bit. Normal sharpening for the web. Comments and critiques are wlecomed and appreciated.

Tech Info

Canon 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4L and 1.4 TC = 280mm
1/1250th @ f/5.6 and ISO 640
tripod

Comments

2 comments

Comment posted by John Tobias on December 13, 2012 at 12:36 PM

I like the resting pose! You could crop a bit off of the top to reduce the amount of lighter branches in the BG. Nice sharpness and color in the deer. Thanks for sharing, quite a series!

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 14, 2012 at 10:07 AM

This is a nice clean view of that fine buck. I like the interesting lighting. I think after the encounter, I would have walked over and kicked overt that stub of a branch that is in the right hand background so it would not interfere next time!

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