Red Deer Stag - Jura

I have just returned from a wedding on Jura. I only took a 40D, 300mm f4 and a 17-40mm. The lack of a tripod and a long lens 500mm made things a little difficult, (however the shakey hands from the whiskey wouldn't have hepled either) but who cares what a class wildlife and landscape venue. The rut is starting to kick off and the stags were getting a bit mental. This is one shot with the 300mm and one of the first I have processed. Otherwise in just one day had a short eared owl, several hen harriers, buzzards, kestrels, 4 golden eagles plenty of seals and of course red deer.

Cheers MJ

The warm light looks great and it sounds, and looks, like a wonderful location. Not keen on the composition if I'm honest with the legs chopped off. Stepping back a bit or shooting in portrait format would have been better, IMHO.

Cheers Justin,

I think your spot on. A 70-200mm from that location would have been perfect. The better of the portrait shot shot is below. MJ

it sounds a great place. These are both nice shots, although I agree about the legs

Matt

A lovely setting, like the colours in the first image.

Would the missing legs be less obvious with cropping a bit more off the bottom so you can't see where they begin?

I'm not too keen on the first one for the reasons already covered. I like the second one but it's a bit tight in the frame for me.



Paul

Agree with the comments so far, I am not keen on where the legs have been cropped... something strange going on in the second image that is particularly evident in the bracken/grasses lower left.