Roe Buck.

Gallery: WildlifePosted April 19, 20081,464 views12 comments

Canon 20D, Canon 100-400mm L I.S. @ 350mm, 1/500 sec @ f5.6, iso 400,
Raw, Gitzo 1548/B1.
Full frrame,levels,curves,hue/saturation.

One of passions is watching and photographing Roe deer. This is the resident buck patrolling his territory during the rutting season.

All comments always welcome and appreciated.

Comments

12 comments

Comment posted by Paul Inglis on April 19, 2008 at 8:56 AM

Hi Justin,

Awesome lighting and colours! Great composition too! I noticed you said full frame at 350mm, so you must have been pretty close (were you in a hide/blind?) considering it was during the rut!

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Comment posted by Justin on April 19, 2008 at 9:21 AM

Hi Paul,
Thanks for the comment.
No I didn't use a hide because the deer tend to use a fairly large area so I could never be certain exactly where they would be.
On this occasion I particularly wanted to get an image of the buck in this particular spot, he was wandering around his territory and was going from one particular area to another. Because I had been watching him over several months I had an idea where he might be heading and thought/hoped there was a chance he'd pass through this particular spot, which thankfully he did. So it was just a matter of getting into position before him.
I just stood quietly behind my tripod with a gorse bush to break up my outline and a piece of army scrim netting thrown over the camera/lens.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 106 Posts, 1697 Comments

Comment posted by David Sparks on April 19, 2008 at 11:16 PM

Justin:
That's impressive - knowing the habits of the deer well enough to position yourself for such a close shot. It's a terrific shot of the buck, but what really makes the shot is capturing the subject in such a colorful location.
David Sparks

Registered on May 26, 2007, 290 Posts, 4270 Comments

Comment posted by dan elster on April 20, 2008 at 12:06 AM

Very cool I love the splashes of purple in the backround. Nice light too.

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Comment posted by Cay-Uwe Kulzer on April 20, 2008 at 2:40 AM

Justin,

great light and colors. Well done.

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Comment posted by Justin on April 20, 2008 at 3:56 PM

It was taken in the UK Fred, Southern England.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 106 Posts, 1697 Comments

Comment posted by Winnie Ho on April 21, 2008 at 9:16 PM

Beautiful shot Justin! I love the warm lighting, sharp detail of the Roe deer with nice catchlights too, and showing the natural environment. Congratulations on a fine EP!

Registered on January 6, 2008, 93 Posts, 1788 Comments

Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 22, 2008 at 12:34 AM

Congratulations, Justin... Well deserved!

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Comment posted by Lon Sharp on April 23, 2008 at 12:08 AM

The bands of rich color make this image special. I also like how nicely the antlers and face are contrasted with the background.

Registered on December 9, 2007, 258 Posts, 9892 Comments

Comment posted by Justin on April 25, 2008 at 12:10 PM

Many thanks for the kind comments and also the E.P. which was a very nice suprise.
Thank you.

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Comment posted by Christine Adams on April 25, 2008 at 8:01 PM

Very professionally presented Justin! Congrats on EP!!!

Registered on January 24, 2006, 119 Posts, 1871 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Walters on May 10, 2008 at 11:48 AM

Love the colors in this image. Really jumps off my screen. Congratulations on the pick!

Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments