Frosty Air

Gallery: WildlifePosted December 14, 201386 views5 comments

I was out to the nature preserve early this morning. While it was frosty, it was a bit warmer than previous days. I caught a lot of deer doing various activities, but this backlit doe struck my fancy. I like the bright outline to her, the puffs of her breath, and the nice dark BG to show her off. I had a couple of other poses that I could have used, such as looking straight ahead, looking slightly to the left, and straight back. Curious about whether others would have preferred a different head turn. Also should I have cloned out the veg in the ULHC? Comments, critiques, and suggestions welcomed.

Tech Info

Canon EOS 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4L at 200mm
1/2000th at f/4.0 and ISO 1250

Comments

5 comments

Comment posted by Gary Gulash on December 15, 2013 at 12:19 AM

Hi Peter, I wholeheartedly agree with your self-critique, the lighting is very nice. I like the head turn just as it is, perfect. I do find your choice of 1250 iso a bit unusual and suspect that you could have got away with far less shutter speed. Compositionally the deer is placed perfectly but I do wish you could have somehow introduced more of the lovely overhanging branches for framing and balance.

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Comment posted by Jack Bell on December 15, 2013 at 11:45 AM

Very nice. Great lighting and composition. I like the image as is.

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on December 15, 2013 at 4:49 PM

Great image, Peter! I love the light and the pose of the deer. I agree with Gary that a bit more of the overhanging green would be even better. But I like it as it is.

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on December 19, 2013 at 9:12 AM

I like this for the rim lighting and clean background.

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Comment posted by Matthew Studebaker on December 30, 2013 at 3:39 PM

I love the light and space here!

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