Canon 7D, Canon 500mm f4 & Canon 1.4X extender.
Gitzo 1548/Manfrotto 501 video head.
1/200 sec @ f5.6, ISO 1600.
Full frame, levels, hue/saturation, Neatimage.
I was pleased to get the opportunity of getting some close-ups of this buck, who was busy feeding at dusk.
He was feeding amongst the deep heather and by taking a single step when his head was lowered I eventually managed to get close-enough for the shot I was after. It was then just a case of waiting until he raised his head to check on his surroundings.
The light was diminishing very rapidly which meant cranking the 7D's ISO up to 1600, something I don't normally do on a crop sensor camera, preferring to switch to the full frame 5D's high ISO capabilities instead. I was quite pleased with how the 7D coped, especially after a dose of Neatimage.
Leaving enough space for the 'virtual' legs is something I always try and do, however I didn't want to have just half a frame full of out of focus foreground in this instance, so I didn't bother. I thought the lack of legs worked ok in this instance, but it would be good to hear if the composition works for others.
Posted by Ian Macdermott on September 6, 2010 at 9:31 AM
Lovely portrait Justin
The virtual legs brigade must be on holiday
Posted by Dale Sutton on September 6, 2010 at 10:24 AM
You are the Roe buck man, top shot.
Dale
Posted by John MacTavish on September 6, 2010 at 12:12 PM
Top shot Justin.
Would make a superb magazine cover, with enough space all round for copy
J
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on September 6, 2010 at 1:09 PM
A great shot Justin.
The composition works for me, I don't see any point having more mush at the bottom to allow for legs that can't be seen anyway, so it's fine as it is
Well done.
Posted by Ian Mason on September 6, 2010 at 5:55 PM
Another classic image - very well done!
Posted by Ian Haskell on September 6, 2010 at 7:31 PM
Nice, super shot.
Ian
Posted by Craig Jones on September 7, 2010 at 6:36 AM
Beautiful pose and interest shown towards you here Justin makes the image for me. OOF foreground adds alot to the image IMO,leading your eyes to this private moment you captured wonderful
Discussion
15 repliesGitzo 1548/Manfrotto 501 video head.
1/200 sec @ f5.6, ISO 1600.
Full frame, levels, hue/saturation, Neatimage.
I was pleased to get the opportunity of getting some close-ups of this buck, who was busy feeding at dusk.
He was feeding amongst the deep heather and by taking a single step when his head was lowered I eventually managed to get close-enough for the shot I was after. It was then just a case of waiting until he raised his head to check on his surroundings.
The light was diminishing very rapidly which meant cranking the 7D's ISO up to 1600, something I don't normally do on a crop sensor camera, preferring to switch to the full frame 5D's high ISO capabilities instead. I was quite pleased with how the 7D coped, especially after a dose of Neatimage.
Leaving enough space for the 'virtual' legs is something I always try and do, however I didn't want to have just half a frame full of out of focus foreground in this instance, so I didn't bother. I thought the lack of legs worked ok in this instance, but it would be good to hear if the composition works for others.
All comments always welcome and appreciated.
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Cheers
Austin
Well done!
greetings,
Jeroen Stel
Another very fine Roe deer shot Justin, comp works for me and the lack of virtual legs isn't an issue IMO.
Many thanks for the help with the focus chart too, cheers.
Andy...
The virtual legs brigade must be on holiday
Dale
Would make a superb magazine cover, with enough space all round for copy
J
The composition works for me, I don't see any point having more mush at the bottom to allow for legs that can't be seen anyway, so it's fine as it is
Well done.
Geoff.
Ian