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Are you looking at me son?

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Posted by Edwin kats on September 6, 2009 at 4:33 PM
Are you looking at me son?
Impressive animal. Ready for the big fighting in about a week. The deer are still quite relaxed but you can see the anger and agression in their eyes.

iso 200 1/100 sec. f/4 full frame Nikon 600mm

Edwin Kats
Posted by Andy Shepherd on September 6, 2009 at 4:37 PM


A fine portrait Edwin, impressive looking antlers too.

Andy...
Posted by Brett Lewis on September 6, 2009 at 5:00 PM
Another nice shot Edwin. However the foreground vegetation is a little unbalanced and that drags my eye a bit. Does it allow enough room for virtual feet..? Otherwise the capture of the magnificent antlers and the detail including the flies is really very nice. I can see we are going to have some really nice stuff from you over the coming months..

Brett :toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Marcus Conway on September 6, 2009 at 5:02 PM
I'd be angry with those flies biting me too. Majestic shot Edwin :toast:
Posted by Ian Mason on September 6, 2009 at 5:07 PM
A cracker! I agree about the virtual feet, but I hope to have a go at these this year and will be ecstatic if I get anything half as good as this.
Posted by Andy Astbury on September 6, 2009 at 5:15 PM
Great symmetry in the subject Ed, and the foreground doesn't bother me at all; the lack of room for virtual feet does stand out though.
Posted by David Kjaer on September 6, 2009 at 6:10 PM
Impressive beast & image!

David :toast:
Posted by Andy Stunell on September 6, 2009 at 10:39 PM
Hi Edwin i love the deer shots you have posted recently, that soft lighting makes all the difference

:toast: :toast:

Ths really captures the beastie nicely and the low viewpoint makes it look dominant, I can't wait to get some shots of the rut next month


Andy
Posted by PhilH on September 7, 2009 at 3:24 AM
Agree it does appear to need some more at the bottom or maybe a tighter crop? but a great looking image anyways.....

:toast: :wavey: :toast:
Posted by Paul Inglis on September 7, 2009 at 6:07 AM
That's an expression and a half! Lovely shot!
Posted by Jorne de Bruin on September 7, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Impressive indeed, both the animal and the pose!
Posted by Peter Edge on September 7, 2009 at 1:42 PM
Agree with the nit mentioned viz a viz the feet but an excellent shot I would love to have.
Pete
Posted by Edwin kats on September 8, 2009 at 7:45 AM
Thanks guys. I know about the virual legs but I had to act very quickly. This deer was walking towards me and with the 600/4 there's no chance of zooming out as I'm used to do with the 200-400/4. But still quite pleased with this one.

cheers,

Edwin Kats