Foggy Morning Scent....

Posted by jrn813 on Sun Dec 28, 2003 4:36 am

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A Young Buck Trying To Get A Scent In The Foggy/Misty Morning Air, Just Before Dawn. The Rut Was About To Kick Off....

5,000 Acre South Texas Ranch.... (High Fenced - Closed To The Public)

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by Steve Sage on Sun Dec 28, 2003 9:45 am

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This is a nice image John. It show up a little oversize on my screen as it appears to be 1010 x 677 pixels. I like the early morning atmosphere of it and the environment included. I'd consider cropping a little off the left.

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by jrn813 on Sun Dec 28, 2003 1:14 pm

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I Am Sorry, I Posted The Wrong Version.... Thanks For The Correction....
I Am An Enviroment Junkie.... Like To Include As Much South Texas Brush As Possible.... But I Will Look At the RAW And Work On It A Bit....

Thanks Steve..

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by DC on Sun Dec 28, 2003 1:28 pm

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I hear what you say about including the environment, but IMO the left side has a little too much negative space. Otherwise it's a very nice shot. Well done.

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by NDCheryl on Sun Dec 28, 2003 4:23 pm

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Lovely pose on the deer. I like a vertical crop with the deer on the left and the negative space on the right. Thanks for posting in Wildlife.

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by jrn813 on Sun Dec 28, 2003 7:29 pm

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More To What You Had In Mind? .... Thanks..
I Miss Some Of The Enviroment, But Do Believe It Makes A "Better" Impact!

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by Dennis Olivero on Sun Dec 28, 2003 7:29 pm

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Another nice shot from you.. Thanks for posting.. I like the environmental elements. . This shot provides plenty of successful crops possible, including vertical IMHO>

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by chris earle on Sun Dec 28, 2003 7:44 pm

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I like the behavior you've captured. I think the second post is stronger with the deer larger in the frame and it keeps enough environment to show where this guy lives.

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by Steve Sage on Sun Dec 28, 2003 8:48 pm

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I really like the repost. It is a stronger image with the crop you have done here.

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by Kelly on Sun Dec 28, 2003 10:26 pm

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Terrific action shot, especially the repost with just enough to show his habitat and keep him prominent. The light is really nice.

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by walkinman on Sun Dec 28, 2003 11:00 pm

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Hey Jogn,

I like the original post the best .. I don't think you can crop it from the left without cutting the small shrub in half, and I don't like that .. The repost is too tight I think .. you haven't really caught the buck in a strong enough pose to put him that dominant in the frame .. just minor stuff like the position of his legs, lack of room for his feet, etc .. he's not really in a dominant stance .. plus, that hightens the choas of the bush he's sniffing, with brances going everywhere ... the wide open environment works well for me in this shot.

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by Dan Barthel on Wed Dec 31, 2003 12:11 pm

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Damned if you do, damned if you don't. Chopping the bush in 1/2 would be a nono, OTOH if you loosen up the recrop, the buck will end up centered and people will jump on you for that. For my money I like both of them.

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by Greg Downing on Fri Jan 02, 2004 11:40 am

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The original post is the one for me. The bush makes a perfect compositional anchor. Very nice.

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by jrn813 on Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:16 pm

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Thanks Ya'll.... I Do Still Perfer the Original, Because Of The Enviroment...

But, I Always Like A Large Subject....

6 One Way Half-Dozen The Next.... hee,hee

That's Another Reason "Digital" Is So Great!!!!!

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