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mortcdz



Registered: January 2009
Posts: 1,837
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Been a while since I've posted (bad me!) so back with a simple picture to start off.


Taken at Strumpshaw Fen RSPB reserve back in late March, absolutely no birds about when I went (other than a few boring geese and lots of gulls) but I did get to see this little chap pop out from the reed bed and graze on the new shoots along the waters edge.
· Date: Tue May 25, 2010 · Views: 241 ·
Keywords: Water Deer
Camera Make / Model: Canon 450D
Lens Make / Focal Length: Sigma 50-500mm
Event e.g. Grand Prix, Birthday, Sunrise: Dawn
State / County / Area Image Taken: Norfolk
Country Image Taken
United Kingdom
Processing Software Applications Used
Photoshop CS3

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janper44

Registered: December 2009
Posts: 7,084
Tue May 25, 2010 2:07pm

Hard to believe this is a deer... the gull in the background seems nearly as large as the deer itself.


I tried a vertical format of this image just to exclude some of the emptiness on the right and the left and I found, for myself, that the little deer was given more presence in the resulting cropped image.
poppy

Registered: March 2009
Posts: 966
Tue May 25, 2010 6:21pm

Great shot Mark. Nice job. Thanks so much for your comment on my 'Woody' shot. Have a great day, Bill
If you have time, check out my website:
Bill Houghton Photography
Diane

Registered: February 2009
Posts: 4,093
Tue May 25, 2010 7:19pm

I love the exposure on this - it's absolutely perfect! Almost looks like a sepia capture ...but not quite - there is unmistakable true color on the deer. Good eye to include the gull in the supporting role in the background.
Zebedee

Registered: June 2009
Posts: 1,204
Tue May 25, 2010 9:35pm

Hey Mark - where've you been?? Good to see you posting again. My brother has these small deer on his estate where he works but I've never seen one. Well seen and captured.
cheers Paula
marhowie

Registered: August 2009
Posts: 1,392
Wed May 26, 2010 2:06am

Cool shot with that full reflection, and the gull adds good interest as well.
Great shot Smile
veejaycee

Registered: February 2009
Posts: 5,689
Wed May 26, 2010 9:41am

Good to have you back Mark.
My sister in south Cambridgeshire has these secretive deer and Muntjac visit her garden - descendants of escapees from the stately homes in the county.
You did well to capture this tiny deer without causing it to scarper.
poppy

Registered: March 2009
Posts: 966
Mon March 14, 2011 7:45pm

This is such a good shot of the deer. The detail is wonderful. Nice job. Bill

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