Posted by David Lloyd on August 4, 2010 at 4:31 PM
Here's one from Richmond Park near London from last weekend. The task was to find some Stag Beetles, but there were none to be found so made do with stags of the mammalian kind instead. This young stag made a nervous approach before eventually scampering away.
Taken in the late afternoon using a Nikon D700 with a 200-400 f/4 zoom lens at 1/125, f/4.0 and ISO 500.
Posted by David Taylor on August 4, 2010 at 4:37 PM
Would make a great 3D image, David, right in -your-face viewing, Excellent.
I don't know a great deal about the stag beetle life cycle, but the staggies in my garden emerge in early June (shortly after cockchafer emergence) and buzz about for about one week only - so perhaps its a bit late in the season for them now?
Hi David,
I think this is very nice indeed. The inquisitive pose is very appealing and the light is most attractive, as is the setting.
Whilst this image still retains the yellow band of grass that your previous image also had, here, I feel it adds to the appeal of the overall scene, as opposed to being a distraction as in your previous image.
The image processing looks perfect in this one too.
Posted by John Robinson on August 5, 2010 at 6:22 PM
Discussion
7 repliesTaken in the late afternoon using a Nikon D700 with a 200-400 f/4 zoom lens at 1/125, f/4.0 and ISO 500.
I don't know a great deal about the stag beetle life cycle, but the staggies in my garden emerge in early June (shortly after cockchafer emergence) and buzz about for about one week only - so perhaps its a bit late in the season for them now?
I think this is very nice indeed. The inquisitive pose is very appealing and the light is most attractive, as is the setting.
Whilst this image still retains the yellow band of grass that your previous image also had, here, I feel it adds to the appeal of the overall scene, as opposed to being a distraction as in your previous image.
The image processing looks perfect in this one too.
JR
Regards,
Des