Checking his Doe

Early this morning before the sun cleared the trees, I came upon this nice buck. Just sitting there quietly while tending his nearby doe. This sideways glance checks on her but also a smaller buck another 100 feet further. No worries about him. A nice rack on this guy. It's quite wide, too, but that doesn't show in this view. I'm not sure what that thickened part is on the rear tine on the right. It shows in other photos, too. Guess it's just an anomaly. I saw this buck later on the other side of the preserve. He must have either taken care of his business with the doe or given up on breeding today. I'd been watching another nice buck when this guy arrived. The other buck just melted into the BG and watched as this one arrived and soon rattled his antlers in some tree branches. Just to let the other buck know who was boss. They looked pretty even visually but there obviously was something else between the two. I cropped this a little to get the buck out of the center then added some contrast, a little exposure, clarity, and saturation. I toned down the whites to make his muzzle's detail show, and did some minor cloning out of distractions. Comments and critiques are welcomed and very much appreciated.

Tech Info

Canon EOS 60D with EF 70-200mm f/4 at 200mm
1/250th at f/4 and ISO 1600
tripod
Lightroom 5