Red Deer Stag Roaring and repost

I spent over an hour with this Guy yesterday afternoon at Bradgate as he was roaring and thrashing around in the bracken. The light was beautiful for a change, I have closer portrait shots but liked this one.

Canon EOS 1D MkII, 500mm Lens, F6.3, 1/500, ISO Rating 200.

Danny

Nice capture Danny.

Looks like I left too early yesterday, I got there early but left around 12! Where abouts was this in the park?

Gavin

HI Danny,

Great photo.

I really like the FG, it frames the head well.

Thanks for the tips over the weekend

Rob

HI Danny
great capture.
John
Aberdeen

Hi Danny

Good shot.

Jim

Hi Danny

My first reaction on seeing this shot was the foreground is a bit too dominant, my personal taste would be for a bit less of the Out of Focus stuff.

However it still works well, great light and colour, and a dramatic pose from the deer. Nice one.

cheers

Sean

Great shot Danny but I'm in two minds about the oof f/g in this format - I think tighter would work better. Having said that it's better than anything I've got and still a great action shot.

John

Hello John

I thought you are coming down or is leicstershire to far Take your point and have reposted the image to a portrait format looking at it I like the portrait better but I still like the out of focus bracken as it leads your straight to the deer. I have wanted to get a shot like this for many years as it is not easy getting this close to them. I don't really like to crop to much of my images so would probably leave it as is.

Much better Daniel Might try to get down this week if time/weather permits. Will give you a ring so that you can guide me round.

Regards

John

Really like the repost, has a lot more impact than the original.

Repost for me too.

Paul

NL/Rotterdam

Hi Danny

He's well pumped up - I like the repost better!

David

Hi Danny,

I prefer the tighter crop on this one too.

Graham