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roaring stag (c)

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Posted by jeff acreman on December 16, 2009 at 5:24 PM
roaring stag (c)
one from october of this year during a trp out to the london park, taken late afternoon

focal length 400mm
1/500, f8, iso 320

jeff acreman
Posted by David Lloyd on December 16, 2009 at 7:01 PM
Hi Jeff, Is this at Richmond? I'm surprised it's deemed captive (yes there is a big wall around the park).
Anyway, it looks like he's popped up over the bracken here. A good capture - how would it look with a bit of a pano crop do you think?

-David
Posted by Jeroen Stel on December 17, 2009 at 3:25 AM
Lovely pose and action captured here!
It could use one more round of local sharpening on the head area for my taste as i think focus is a bit more on the antlers now.

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by jeff acreman on December 17, 2009 at 12:59 PM
hi

the picture was taken at richmond park during the october rut of this year and deemed as captive !, perhaps park deer would have been more apt, but captive seemed more appropriate with as stated a walled garden ?, what does the majority think - captive/park/free (perhaps not the latter)

all the best

jeff
Posted by jack chapman on December 17, 2009 at 1:21 PM
great colours and pose, like the bracken on the head too, definately captive in my opinion though