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Posted by Paul Rosser on October 14, 2012 at 4:58 AM
Big Daddy
Hi everyone, many thanks for the comments on my last upload. I went to Bushy Park again yesterday, and enjoyed a few hrs with my mate Geoff, photographing the Rut. The light wasn't great, but the mist more than made up for it, making for some atmospheric images. This big Stag came rushing out from the mist shrouded bracken, straight at me. It was a brown trouser moment, as my mate Geoff describes it! I managed this before fleaing!!

Canon EOS 7D
Sigma 500mm f4.5 EX HSM
Gitzo Tripod & Gimbal
Processed in Lightroom 4 & CS6
Fullframe

f4.5
1/160 sec
ISO 400
500mm
Posted by Phil Ellard on October 14, 2012 at 5:26 AM
FullFrame? he was a bit too close for comfort! Very nice and good DOF as it looks pin sharp :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by Geoffrey Baker on October 14, 2012 at 6:24 AM
Absolutely brilliant! one of your best stag shots IMHO Paul, and you have some other beauties I know.
He was a big boy wasn't he, a 20 pointer giving you the eye isn't what you want is it lol.
Thanks for a great day.
Geoff.
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 14, 2012 at 11:39 AM
Spectacular image..... even more so because he appears to have a third eye below his ear :eek: :eek: :eek: !!! Wots all that about then ? :confused: :biggrin:
Posted by Paul Rosser on October 14, 2012 at 11:55 AM
Hi Robert, mmm, U see what you mean, I have absolutely no idea what that is! All I can say is that the only processing done on this image was a contrast boost, and a little USM, really that's all I've done. It must be something from the bracken it came out of?
Paul. :wavey:
Posted by Neil Burton on October 14, 2012 at 3:17 PM
Daddy is big isn't he! Tremendous. :toast:
Posted by Andy Astbury on October 15, 2012 at 4:15 AM
A big english warrior looking to stuff a couple of Taffies - now there's a traditional scene :biggrin: :biggrin:

Use an adjustment brush in LR4 to warm the ends of the antlers and his muzzle a tiny bit - there's a little cyan in there.

Just how far is Bushy from your place :confused: :confused: :confused:
Posted by Andy Shepherd on October 15, 2012 at 8:01 AM

Impressive beast and kudos to you for standing your ground :eek:

Nicely done in every aspect, though I wouldn't recommend facing down a stag at anytime :biggrin:

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on October 15, 2012 at 6:47 PM
Superb image of an impressive stag, you can see right down his throat! Great autumn colours compliment the image.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Oscar Dewhurst on October 16, 2012 at 5:17 AM
Very nice Paul, lovely colours :toast: :toast:

Oscar :wavey:
Posted by Paul Whippey on October 16, 2012 at 5:06 PM
Very nice Paul. I'd have a brown trouser moment with this stag coming at me too! :toast: :toast: :toast: