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Stag's Breath

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Posted by Tom_W on October 24, 2007 at 12:32 PM
Stag's Breath


Just to joint in, taken last Tuesday morning at the end of the rut. An early start for both of us and this stag was well 'done-in', just as well the ruts virtually over.

600mm/Tpod
250ASA/1500'/F4
Normal PS/FF at a slight angle to the rising sun.

Posted by Alan Bryant on October 24, 2007 at 12:35 PM
Fantastic Tom :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Nigel Blake on October 24, 2007 at 1:31 PM
Spot-on Tom
Posted by Andy Astbury on October 24, 2007 at 1:46 PM
Fantastic image Tom - top drawer :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Major Gilbert on October 24, 2007 at 2:11 PM
Yes ten out of ten very nice looking image. :toast: :toast:

Major.
Posted by PhilH on October 24, 2007 at 2:23 PM
Excellent...

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by David Clapp on October 24, 2007 at 3:09 PM
just excellent, this is something I would like to have in my collection some day. :toast: :jump: :toast:
Posted by Justin on October 24, 2007 at 4:50 PM
Be hard to improve on this IMHO.
Superb image.
:toast: :toast:
Posted by Peter Barritt on October 25, 2007 at 2:00 AM
superb Tom.
Posted by Des Ong on October 25, 2007 at 3:55 AM
Love the almost mono/bw effect and lovely comp :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on October 25, 2007 at 5:04 AM
Cracking image - wish it were mine!

David :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Mark Fellowes on October 25, 2007 at 6:07 AM
I love shots like this - bags of impact.

:toast: :toast:

Mark
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on October 25, 2007 at 7:04 AM
Cracking image Tom .

Phillip.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Anthony House on October 25, 2007 at 12:41 PM
Fantastic image :toast:
Posted by Marko Trebušak on October 26, 2007 at 1:53 AM
Yes Tom! That's the image I have in mind when talking Red deer rut! Need to talk a local hunter to reveal me locations for next year!

Cheers,
Marko
Posted by Mark Sisson on October 26, 2007 at 6:24 AM
Good stuff as ever Tom - didn't quoite drop into place for me this year for this shot: conditions right, deer not quite obliging eneough at the right times!

Mark
Posted by Paula Graham on October 28, 2007 at 10:18 AM
Top Shot! in every way.