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Red Deer

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Posted by Tom Smit on March 26, 2010 at 5:19 PM
Red Deer
I did have a half hour left before I had to go home. So I spent that time in one of our national parks, "De Oostvaardersplassen". 20 yards from the road I saw two Red Deer ladies having their diner in the late evening sun. This is the picture I do like most because of the i.m.o. simplicity and just because I like it. The deer is backlit by the sun, which also lights the reedpanicles (hope this is the right wordt for it, correct me if I'm wrong).

C&C very welcome, thanks in advance.

700mm, F5.6, ISO 400, +1/3 overbel, 1/500 sec.
Posted by Andy Elliott on March 26, 2010 at 5:39 PM
Lovely shot and nice subtle tones. I'm not so sure about quite so much space on the rhs of the picture, especially with the gaze of the dear directly at the viewer.
Posted by David Taylor on March 26, 2010 at 5:54 PM
Yes very nice. All the colours are complementary and the lighting is just right.

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Posted by Phil Mclean on March 26, 2010 at 6:02 PM
Very nice indeed,in every respect.

Phil. :toast: :toast:
Posted by Tom Smit on March 26, 2010 at 6:55 PM
@Andy,
You mean something like this. This is not exactly the same picture. I did a little cropping left en right.
I have to agree with you, I think this looks better.
Thank you.
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Posted by John Robinson on March 26, 2010 at 7:38 PM
Excellent image.
JR
Posted by Des Ong on March 26, 2010 at 11:55 PM
Wonderful image, I like it too :toast: :toast:

Des
Posted by Cliff Young on March 27, 2010 at 3:10 AM
Tom, I'm not completely sure about the square crop in the second but the subject certainly dominates more than the first. Still a nice pair of images. :smile:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on March 27, 2010 at 4:17 AM
Lovely image in a beautiful setting, Tom. I prefer the first image. :smile:
Posted by John Chapman on March 27, 2010 at 4:19 AM
Hi Tom, this is a beautiful capture. :toast:
Posted by Terry Whittaker on March 27, 2010 at 4:38 AM
I much prefer the first image. The light coming through the reeds is very nice and wetlands are natural habitat for this species.

Terry
Posted by Brett Lewis on March 27, 2010 at 5:39 AM
The first image is stunning and really captured the subject and light very well. I would take just a little more off the lHS to take it a fraction away further from centre but otherwise the comp is better this way IMO.

Nice work.

Brett :toast:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on March 27, 2010 at 7:02 AM
I much prefer the first post Tom. The lighting really suits the subject, the direct gaze of the deer and the setting all work very well. In the second, although the deer is looking directly at the camera I still feel it needs a bit of extra space to the right.
Posted by Ben Gardner on March 27, 2010 at 9:37 AM
first for me. slight crop and its perfect
Posted by jack chapman on March 27, 2010 at 9:40 AM
lovely light and setting, definately the first is preferable for me
Posted by Andy Gregory on March 27, 2010 at 12:48 PM
Cracking image but I prefer the first :toast:
Posted by Bob Cox on March 27, 2010 at 4:55 PM
That’s a picture; it’s nice to see such complementary surroundings and the right light.

Bob.
Posted by Lewis Thomson on March 27, 2010 at 5:00 PM

Hi Tom,

All been said, but another vote for the first version, by far the better image IMO. Great light on those reeds!

Cheers,

Lewis.
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