Rutting Red Deer

Over here the Red Deer rut is at it's peak right about now and is therefor a bit earlier in the year as the rut in the UK. I went to our largest forest reserve to try and get some shots of "the big guys" and got this one so was pretty pleased...

greetings,

Jeroen Stel

Canon Eos 1D Mark3
Shutter speed: 1/160 sec
Aperture: F 6.3
Exposure mode: AV
Exposure compensation: + 1/3
Flash:no
Flash exposure compensation:
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: AI Focus
ISO: 800
Lens: Canon 600mm F4
Focal length:780 mm
AF mode: Auto Focus
On tripod and Benro GH-2
Levels/Curves/USM/Contrast/Saturation/Noise Ninja/My own mix-Sharpening
Adobe Photoshop CS5

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Woah, he is going for it. Excellent setting too.

What a fine specimen.

I can almost hear him from here!

Shaun

Top shot, really like the diffused foreground too. It gives the shot some depth
Lee

An excellent shot
Well captured.

Geoff.

Great,classic pose Jeroen lovely habitat shown

Great shot Jeroen with nice background.

Marcel

Classic pose in a lovely setting.

Phil.

Gorgeous light on this handsome stag. Pity the background wasn't a little further away to separate him more.