Early Evening Deer

Posted by cappoldt on Tue Jun 08, 2004 6:42 pm

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While photographing swallows in Chicago's Botanic Gardens, I looked to see I had some company. She didn't seem to mind me at all, so I clicked away while she ate. This is the closest I've ever been to a deer in the wild - that is, if you want to call the Chicago suburbs "wild."

I'm playing with composition on this one, thinking about a vertical 2:3 starting at her lower neck in the bottom-right corner, which should just keep the sunlit flowers to her left. Thoughts? Thanks!

Nikon D70, Nikon 300mm f4 with Kenko 1.4x teleconverter, f5.6, 1/160 sec on aperture priority, ISO 400. JPEG "large."

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by TSparger on Tue Jun 08, 2004 7:44 pm

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I think I would perfer it as you have posted it here. I love those greens and the shot looks super sharp even on my laptop screen. Great job.

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by Carol Clarke on Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:57 am

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Sweet shot Chris, nice setting and lovely alert expression. There appears to be a slight green cast which can be corrected in PS.

Being a fan of close up shots, I think your idea of the vertical would work just fine!

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by Carolyn E. Wright on Wed Jun 09, 2004 9:08 am

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Beautiful shot. The light is very nice and the BG is good. I think the vertical would be a smidge better, especially since the deer's back end is so close to the edge of the frame. If you had stepped to the left a tad, you'd avoid the brighter vertical lines just behind the head. Those can be PS'd, too.

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by Dennis Olivero on Wed Jun 09, 2004 11:43 am

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I like the feeling of this one, def late or early light and wonderful green fore and backgrounds. Agree on a slight color shift, maybe even cyan, but my monitor here is questionable. Had the deer turned its head slightly to its right the light would have been cast on the eye closest to the camera, but wildlife is not always so cooperative.. Nice post and thanks for contributing.

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by cappoldt on Wed Jun 09, 2004 11:56 am

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Thanks everyone! This is actually my first post here. I'm humbled by the wonderful photography you've all contributed, and shall delight in the viewing of them, as well as the constructive criticism to improve my own. I'll check out those color shifts, and maybe even post a few more of this deer that I grabbed that day. . .AFTER cropping in on this one and sharing, of course!

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