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roe buck
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Copyright: Sue Rickhuss (snaphappy) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 158 W: 21 N: 232] (1928)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-08-08
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Olympus C-5050z
Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-14 8:08
Viewed: 741
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
FALLOW DEER

Recognition. Intermediate in size between roe and red deer. There are four main variations in coat but many minor variations also exist including a long-haired version found in Mortimer forest, Shropshire. The common variety is the familiar tan/fawn colour with white spotting (becoming long and grey with indistinct spots in winter) on the flanks and white rump patch outlined with characteristic black horse-shoe. The Menil variety is paler, lacks the black bordered rump and keeps its white spots all year. The black variety is almost entirely black with no white coloration anywhere. Finally, the white variety can be white to sandy coloured and becomes more white at adulthood. This is a true colour variety and not albinism, which is rare. The fallow is the only British deer with palmate antlers.Adult size. Bucks (males): 84 to 94cm at shoulder, 46 to 94kg. this one had its velvet on the antlers.
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To SunToucher: oh deersnaphappy 1 08-20 23:51
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Hi Sue,
I don't know why this photo has been ignored. It might not be a perfect photo, but it certainly has some nice parts. Getting this close is already something special. Its shows details you normally do not see. There are however some concerns with the photo. The crop is just too close. The nose of te deer is touching the frame which makes it feel cramped. The BG looks like it has been blurred in your PP work and the composition is too centered. Maybe a heavy crop where you go for only one or two details will make a better composition.
TFS,
Niek

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