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red deer hind

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Posted by Mike Acreman on May 10, 2009 at 7:09 AM
red deer hind
taken on the quantock hills, somerset canon 40d Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens 1/250 f5.6 ISO 800 hand held
Posted by Simon Litten on May 10, 2009 at 10:17 AM
I think you've caught the deer in a great pose but judging from the shadows I think the sun must have been quite high, which is not ideal for deer photography. Just tried it with a boost in saturation and some USM and I think it improves it. I have a WebReady Action that I use in photoshop that I can email you if you wish (it just boosts colours and applies a few rounds of usm and then adds a border).

Simon
Posted by Mike Acreman on May 10, 2009 at 10:47 AM
yes simon that would great of you, thanks mike
Posted by Malcolm Muir on May 10, 2009 at 12:50 PM
Hi SMike - I agree with Simon and have also had a play with this in PS. Toning down the highlights a little, slightly boosting the contrast and increasing the saturation does give this quite a lot more punch. It's a nice shot with some great colours .

Malcolm :toast:
Posted by Simon Litten on May 10, 2009 at 5:20 PM
Sent you an email.
Posted by Fran French on May 10, 2009 at 5:43 PM
A gorgeous pose and expression Mike.

Fran :toast: