Valley Forge deer

Gallery: WildlifePosted November 10, 20051,542 views7 comments

Taken in September at Pennsylvania's Valley Forge Nat'l Park. A B&W presentation allowed the backlighting of the deer and tree branch to become more prominent...which is why I chose to capture the moment.

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7 comments

Comment posted by Josh Anderson on November 10, 2005 at 8:32 AM

Sweet shot. I love the backlighting!

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Comment posted by Grace Blair on November 10, 2005 at 10:38 AM

Tom, it is a nice photo, however, from a biologist's point of view... what a terribly undernourished animal. Is wasting disease common in that area, maybe that is why this deer appears to be so sickly?

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Comment posted by Ned Fenimore on November 10, 2005 at 10:46 AM

I really like this in B&W. The backlighting and depth of field choice really makes this an awesome photo. Nice work.

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Comment posted by Joseph Finn on November 16, 2005 at 12:26 AM

The backlight is wonderful, great image..........Joe

Registered on October 14, 2005, 4 Posts, 30 Comments

Comment posted by Tom Gallione on November 16, 2005 at 7:34 AM

Thanks for the comments!

Grace: I am not sure about wasting disease. I do know that the large population of deer in this park are closely monitored though.

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on November 18, 2005 at 6:06 AM

Nicely lit. Congratulations.

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Comment posted by Colleen Townsend on July 11, 2006 at 2:45 PM

I LOVE B/W photography, this is absolutely beautiful, the serenity is so obvious, nice catch! Was this shot at the golden hour? It looks like it

Registered on July 30, 2005, 39 Posts, 260 Comments