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Gallery: WildlifePosted January 24, 2014112 views7 comments

Out early this morning and while watching some other deer, I saw this buck come out of the woods and move closer but disappearing behind a small hill between me and him. After a while, I decided to try and see him which involved going up the hill to peer over. Yep, he was there and apparently not happy with me interrupting him. So he gave me this one nice pose and a broadside as he exited stage left at a walking pace. I like this one as it shows off his antlers and his body fairly well. I cropped this some to eliminate unneeded territory on the right and bottom. Made for a better composition. This is about 75% of the original. I reduced the exposure by 3/4 stop and made small adjustments to things like sharpness, contrast, highlights. This is one of the few times that I've gotten the antlers against a nice BG and not having to deal with lots of veg around the head. Comments and critiques are very welcome.

Tech Info

Canon EOS 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4L at 154mm
1/1600th at f/4.0 and ISO 800
Tripod
Lightroom 5

Comments

7 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on January 25, 2014 at 9:11 AM

Really like the early light & darker contrasting BG Peter.
Nice colors & details, great looking rack too

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Comment posted by Jerry Austin on January 25, 2014 at 10:12 AM

Peter,

Nice shot of this big boy. It's nice to get them in the open occasionally. Love the morning light.

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Comment posted by Vincent Grafhorst on January 25, 2014 at 10:54 AM

Great light on your subject Peter and that dark BG really makes that even more pronounced. Perfect exposure; well done.

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Comment posted by William Bickle on January 25, 2014 at 2:07 PM

Hello Peter

Beautiful light and good separation from the background.
Too bad about the long grasses in front, hiding his legs.

Bill

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on January 25, 2014 at 7:34 PM

Nice job Peter, this one came together well. Love that early morning light. You were able to isolate the deer very well from the background due to the physical distance of the deer to the background trees, not always possible to achieve with shorter lenses. This opportunity would have made a very attractive vertical as well.

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Comment posted by Wayne Jones on January 27, 2014 at 3:11 PM

Nice one, Peter. Finding a buck like this and getting close enough for a shot is one thing; but getting the light, shadows, and vegetation to all come together for a view like this is exceptional.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on January 28, 2014 at 5:22 PM

Peter, it looks like everything came to gather for this one! I think this is the best so far this year. No real nits, fine photograph.

Just for kicks, try this is a vertical and see how it looks. Thanks for sharing.

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