Fallow Deer - Pronking Fawn


Posted by Phil Shaw on Sun Sep 07, 2003 4:53 pm

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Fallow Deer (Dama dama) – Knole Park, Kent, UK

Canon EOS10D, 600mm/f4, Gitzo 1548 + Wimberley Head.
Evaluative metering (EV= 0), Av-mode, f6.3, 1/200, iso 400.

Caught this fawn pronking. This is something I’ve been trying to capture for some time.

Pronking is a form of behaviour common to some deer and antelopes in which they jump into the air with their legs straight and rigid – they kind of bounce. It is probably used, both to give the animal a better view of a potential predator, and to indicate to a predator that it has been seen and the individual is fit and therefore not worth chasing. Young animals also seem to do it for fun (another anthropocentric interpretation).
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by E.J. Peiker on Sun Sep 07, 2003 4:55 pm
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this is too cool 8) What great timing and action!
 

by NDCheryl on Sun Sep 07, 2003 5:36 pm
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Very cool shot and I learned a new word today. Thanks for sharing both.
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by TSparger on Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:15 pm
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Great shot Phil. I can't believe how clear everything is considering it is a photo of a moving subject.
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by Alan Melle on Sun Sep 07, 2003 6:37 pm
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Great timing and perfect exposure. A very photogenic fawn!
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by Bob Ettinger on Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:44 pm
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Phil,

Great capture. Perfect timing and action.
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by Jimmy G on Sun Sep 07, 2003 7:55 pm
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This is too cool
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by chris earle on Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:33 pm
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:shock: Amazing behavior shot. I'm glad you were able to finally get this.
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by Dennis Olivero on Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:47 pm
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Phil. I continue to enjoy each and every post of yours. Thanks for the vocabulary lesson. Great shot, very sharp and perfect exposure. Great technique on your part.. Thanks again.
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by Bill Keown on Sun Sep 07, 2003 8:53 pm
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What a special capture. Well done having caught the action just right. Nicely exposed.

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by RichardMittleman/Gon2Foto on Sun Sep 07, 2003 11:41 pm
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by Carol Clarke on Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:53 am
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Lovely shot Phil.

Well caught.
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by DC on Mon Sep 08, 2003 3:29 am
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Nice catch Phil. Certainly not easy. I have tried many times to catch an impala doing this, but they're always too quick or too far away :( Well done
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by Rich S on Mon Sep 08, 2003 6:10 am
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Wonderfully done & great timing. I've tried to capture this behavior as well but unsuccessfully. Got to have lots of room at the top before he starts. (I've cut a head or two. :roll: ) Composition works well to show the behavior.

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by Jack Frank on Mon Sep 08, 2003 12:33 pm
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Super cool
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by Harvey Edelman on Mon Sep 08, 2003 2:14 pm
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Perfect timing! Congrats!
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