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Morning Light
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Morning Light

by Richard Teller

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 13, 2013146 views3 comments
I was out monitoring a Red-tailed Hawk nest with young ones. The sun had just come up over the horizon when this young buck came feeding in front of me. The light is so saturated that I almost backed it off a little, but decided not to. This is just like it came out of the camera. Cropped to 75% of original to get rid of some distracting elements. All comments are welcome.

Canon 40D
Sigma 120-400
Aperture Priority
Shutter 1/50
Aperture f8
ISO 1000
400mm
Tripod

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 14, 2013 at 2:45 AM
You had some gorgeous light to work with, don't mind the heavy saturation in this instance. Unfortunately, the deer decided to hand out in some pretty tall vegetation that obscures all but the upper neck and head. At this distance it's hard to really appreciate the fine detail on the head and velvety antlers which I take to be the main interest. The background brush and the patterning behind the deer isn't ideal. Moving to a position to change the background would likely have spooked the deer, so you did all you could with the opportunity most likely. :smile:
Registered on January 28, 2005, 879 Posts, 12098 Comments
Comment posted by Martin Dunn on June 14, 2013 at 8:52 AM
Richard, I can almost feel the warmth of that morning light, it is wonderfully rich.
Unfortunately, although your buck is well caught by the light there are a lot of distractions. In particular the fallen tree behind the animal's head which ruins the profile.
Registered on February 20, 2013, 198 Posts, 1011 Comments
Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on June 15, 2013 at 12:22 PM
Richard, you had some really nice warm light here! I like the fact that the BG is shaded, which makes the subject stand out. The dry leaves next to and behind the subject are making the scene a little busy and distract from the buck unfortunately. To improve the looks of this I would suggest to tone down the brightest areas a tad and reduce the saturation of the yellows/oranges a little.
Registered on February 24, 2006, 504 Posts, 7203 Comments