Posted by John Robinson on October 4, 2008 at 12:32 PM
Fallow Buck
This is a wild fallow Buck in Wyre Forest ,just before the rut.
Took an hour and ten minutes stalking , using tree trunks as cover.
Once the rut starts its difficult to get near them as there are dozens of photographers crashing about all over the place.
D200
Sigma 50-500
80th second @ f8
800 ISO
Cheers
JohnR
Posted by Paul Inglis on October 4, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Hi John,
That's one very, very nice image!
Posted by Dave Bartlett on October 4, 2008 at 12:51 PM
Excellent shot John, and you've got the headgear positioned just right
Dave
Posted by Fran French on October 4, 2008 at 1:01 PM
Love the POV here John, perfectly positioned in the frame. Nice one.
John i like this a lot,hits all the high notes for me
Get some pills for the shakes.
Mitch.
Posted by Barry Southon on October 4, 2008 at 3:35 PM
John
What a great example.
Barry
Posted by Kim Connolly on October 4, 2008 at 3:56 PM
John - fabulous shot
Have another scotch for those shakes!!
Posted by David Clapp on October 4, 2008 at 4:23 PM
Well done John he looks a little nervous.
Posted by John Robinson on October 4, 2008 at 4:37 PM
Thanks all.
David - he stood up after this and I just stayed where I was on one knee behind a beech tree. Deer are very short sighted and eventually he sat down again, but not in a good position so I actually reversed, and - un-stalked him.!
Cheers
JR
Posted by Major Gilbert on October 4, 2008 at 5:48 PM
Great effort there John and a good looking animal.
It is a pity that it does appear soft around the head though along with some harsh light on the antlers.
Major.
Posted by John Robinson on October 4, 2008 at 6:13 PM
Thanks all. been back to the originals and the head is somewhat less than sharp. To sharpen it software wise would not be right, I tried it and it looked wrong. So we have a soft head.
Cheers
JR
I suppose after crawling that far and being on one knee with a 500mm I should have expected something pin sharp really.
Posted by David Taylor on October 4, 2008 at 7:03 PM
The softness is not an issue with me, a very nice image indeed.
Posted by John Robinson on October 4, 2008 at 7:15 PM
Interesting that this is a 'dark' variety, we have an area near Canterbury that is populated by these. Is The Wyre forest the same or do you have a variety?
Posted by Brett Lewis on October 6, 2008 at 8:04 AM
Like Phil mentioned, one of my Adder stomping grounds has a high number of both dark and very 'white' individuals which is thought to be the recessive genes shining through, detracting away from their 'normal', fallow or dappled colouration. He is a nice looking animal and nice to see a 'wild' one as well. All nits mentioned but still a nice image.
Brett.
Posted by John Robinson on October 6, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Thanks all.
Phil Yes, there are Blacks, Commons, menil and white.
Black or commons are predominant though. The whites were always culled first as evreyone would chase the herd around trying to shots of the "white deer" It would spook the whole lot and they got pushed from pillar to post.
Discussion
20 repliesThis is a wild fallow Buck in Wyre Forest ,just before the rut.
Took an hour and ten minutes stalking , using tree trunks as cover.
Once the rut starts its difficult to get near them as there are dozens of photographers crashing about all over the place.
D200
Sigma 50-500
80th second @ f8
800 ISO
Cheers
JohnR
That's one very, very nice image!
Dave
Fran
Great success of the long stalking.
Bertl
Lovely pose and setting. But it looks a bit shaky or soft
Regards
Rob
Perhaps I was shaking when I took this.
JR
John i like this a lot,hits all the high notes for me
Get some pills for the shakes.
Mitch.
What a great example.
Barry
Have another scotch for those shakes!!
David - he stood up after this and I just stayed where I was on one knee behind a beech tree. Deer are very short sighted and eventually he sat down again, but not in a good position so I actually reversed, and - un-stalked him.!
Cheers
JR
It is a pity that it does appear soft around the head though along with some harsh light on the antlers.
Major.
Cheers
JR
I suppose after crawling that far and being on one knee with a 500mm I should have expected something pin sharp really.
Appreciated .
JR
Matt
Interesting that this is a 'dark' variety, we have an area near Canterbury that is populated by these. Is The Wyre forest the same or do you have a variety?
Brett.
Phil Yes, there are Blacks, Commons, menil and white.
Black or commons are predominant though. The whites were always culled first as evreyone would chase the herd around trying to shots of the "white deer" It would spook the whole lot and they got pushed from pillar to post.