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Gallery: WildlifePosted June 9, 2013115 views5 comments

Shooting sun set on Emigrant Lake in Oregon a few days ago, This fellow/gal just came right up to within 20 feet of me. I had been watching the big ears going back and forth and wondered why. It was fly swatting the insects with these extra large ears.

Sony a77
70-200 f2.8 G Sony zoom
tripod

PS5
LR 4.1

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Comment posted by Peter Cross on June 9, 2013 at 10:09 PM

Good one, Rick. You've taken advantage of the mule deer trait of being more tolerant of people than white-tails. She gave you a nice pose and you've got a nice setting for her to be in. A little less DOF might have allowed her to stand out from the BG. She looks like she might be a little heavy in the belly. Should be about time there to drop fawns.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on June 10, 2013 at 1:28 AM

She was so close I had to shoot at 70mm @f6.3.

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 10, 2013 at 3:37 AM

Rick,
Very nice "curious" pose, on my monitor it looks just a little too dark, maybe a touch of shadow lifting in shadows and highlights might do the trick.
I would also consider toning down the white patch above the head

Registered on December 15, 2010, 1537 Posts, 4877 Comments

Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 10, 2013 at 1:52 PM

She looks a bit surprised Rick

. Good full body portrait with a perfect pose and nice catch lights. The bright spots are distracting though, and I would suggest to tone those down.

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Comment posted by Howard Cheek on June 10, 2013 at 4:19 PM

Nice lookin' doe Rick, ya gotta love those big ears & eyes seen this close..
Good eye contact & details.
Also good to know those ears not only hear a great distance, but come in handy for swiping those pesky flies too

Well done my friend

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