Canon 5D, Canon 500mm f4, Gitzo 1548/Arca B1.
1/500 sec @ f5.6, Av mode, -1/3 exposure compensation, ISO 400.
Full frame, Large/fine jpeg.
Hi,
This is a favourite and well chosen spot for this particular buck.
It's sheltered from the wind and perfect for catching the first rays of the rising sun, it also offers a great vantage spot overlooking his immediate surroundings. Not really a woodland at all but more of a small copse.
I like the clarity and light in this Justin.
Two nits
I''d crop the ragged RHS edge straight through the middle of the tallest young pine
Shame the antlers are getting lost in the small pine horizon.
cheers,
Posted by Karen Summers on March 17, 2010 at 11:29 AM
I don't mind the antlers blending in with the out-of-focus pine tops but I'm not keen on the half in, half out of shadow. Otherwise it shows your seemingly effortless ability to get repeatable opportunities with these animals. Well done.
Thanks John and Tom for the cropping suggestion. Coincidently, this was the first of five very similar frames, the next four were composed exactly as per your cropping suggestion, which I much prefer, just not got round to processing them yet.
Lovely environmental image but I too am not too fond of that half in/half out shadow. It may have been better with the head lit and the rear in shadow.
Posted by Pete Ansbro on March 17, 2010 at 3:17 PM
I find my eye is drawn to the three foreground trees. They set the scale for me and then I look at bucky and, golly, doesn't he seem to look small?
another very nice image Justin, my only minor nit would be that I would prefer the head to be in sunlight rather than the rear. I like the comp as it is.
They set the scale for me and then I look at bucky and, golly, doesn't he seem to look small?
Hi Pete,
It's funny you should say that as I too find myself absolutely astonished by their small size from time to time.
Looking at them through 700mm worth of focal length when they're stood in deep heather, it's amazing how big they look. Big, strong and powerful in the case of a mature buck. It seems almost impossible to believe that they would only come up to an area between knee and waist on us. I guess the size perspective is completely lost when they're in deep vegetation.
I remember getting some shots a while back of a doe walking along an open track, I don't know what it was about the scene, but it made the small and delicate build of the doe instantly apparant. It was hard to believe it was the same animal that just moments ago looked huge when seen in a different setting.
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16 replies1/500 sec @ f5.6, Av mode, -1/3 exposure compensation, ISO 400.
Full frame, Large/fine jpeg.
Hi,
This is a favourite and well chosen spot for this particular buck.
It's sheltered from the wind and perfect for catching the first rays of the rising sun, it also offers a great vantage spot overlooking his immediate surroundings. Not really a woodland at all but more of a small copse.
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All comments welcome and appreciated.
Two nits
I''d crop the ragged RHS edge straight through the middle of the tallest young pine
Shame the antlers are getting lost in the small pine horizon.
cheers,
I don't mind the antlers blending in with the out-of-focus pine tops but I'm not keen on the half in, half out of shadow. Otherwise it shows your seemingly effortless ability to get repeatable opportunities with these animals. Well done.
Cheers,
Chris
T
Matt
I quite like it as is
Hi Pete,
It's funny you should say that as I too find myself absolutely astonished by their small size from time to time.
Looking at them through 700mm worth of focal length when they're stood in deep heather, it's amazing how big they look. Big, strong and powerful in the case of a mature buck. It seems almost impossible to believe that they would only come up to an area between knee and waist on us. I guess the size perspective is completely lost when they're in deep vegetation.
I remember getting some shots a while back of a doe walking along an open track, I don't know what it was about the scene, but it made the small and delicate build of the doe instantly apparant. It was hard to believe it was the same animal that just moments ago looked huge when seen in a different setting.