Red Deer Stag B&W

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Red Deer Stag B&W
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Copyright: Mike Warnes (warnzy) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 173 W: 1 N: 148] (574)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2007-12-01
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon 40D, Canon EF 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Exposure: f/8, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-10 14:53
Viewed: 354
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
One from the archives, but this reminds me that I need to get out to Richmond Park sometime soon for some fresh deer shots.

This one was taken at the beginning of December on a cold and not particularly dry day, but we did get a brief break in the light, whihc give a slightly better quality of light. Luckily I happened to be sitting with the herd at the point when the sun broke through the clouds.

This looked like the dominant male in a herd of 15 or so animals - he certainly had the most tines (small points) on his antlers by some way. Although I mostly took pictures of birds last year, some of my nicest moments came from just sitting with the deer as they fed and relaxed around me. Happy days.

Mike
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  • ddg Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 883 W: 19 N: 916] (4904)
  • [2008-03-10 15:01]

Bonjour Mike, great shot of this splendid Red Deer. I like this B and W shot too, it's agree perfectly. TFS, Didier.

Very effective use of B/W for this shot, it also shows how good it's natural camouflage is...Well focused and a good POV...

regards h

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1640 W: 8 N: 3989] (12780)
  • [2008-03-10 16:36]

Hi Mike,

I'm not always a fan of black and white but I love this picture. The deer is beautiful and he looks very proud of those wonderful antlers. Super sharp details and an excellent composition.

Jane

hello Mike

excellent black & white image, i love the grayscale images,
excellent POV and framing, lovely contrast,
excellent sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

Hello Mike,
Very good pose of the Red Deer in a B/W version, just beautiful to me!
very good clarity and lots of details to view the deer
well done
cheers
Tony

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  • PaulH Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 17 N: 2516] (9124)
  • [2008-03-11 2:59]

Hi Mike,

B & W works really well here, well chosen and well executed conversion! Nice sharp detail and excellent DOF and exposure..first class mate, well done.

Paul

Hello Mike,

Very nice picture of this deer. Black and white is a very good choice for this picture. Good sharpness and contrasts.
Cheers,
Mariki

Hi Mike,
The b&w choice works great here.
I like a lot the wide gray scale displayed here, so rich and with a lot of strength.
It's so good the nice lighting on the deer's face.
Congratulations and thanks for share.
My best regards,
JM

Hi Mike,
A wonderful shot, that captures all the details, despite the B/W.Very luminous, perfect exposure!
Thank you!
Goldy

A super choice for Black and White conversion....Soon you will see how much more fun these images are to gaze on than the editorial images which newsmen take every day...each job though has its importance..and through the magazine you will see that capturing the moment is one of the most important parts of journalistic photos...no matter the quality..it is location and timing...very well done!
Bob

Hello Mike. Good black and white conversion giving out excellent contrast and sharpness of this image, well done and best regards. Jusni

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  • Necipp Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1151 W: 15 N: 2083] (12288)
  • [2008-03-11 11:02]

Hello Mike, a beautiful composition I like how the shallow dof has helped make the deer stand out. The sharpness is v.good. Interesting use of b&w, tfs Rgds Necip

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  • NinaM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 533 W: 0 N: 1277] (4197)
  • [2008-03-14 11:04]

You know what a park is in UK, wow, sitting among deers and taking pictures, I didn't know you could get that close. This is a superb B&W shot, what strikes me most are the textures, from the bottom of the frame with the herbs and ferns, then the antlers, then the tree branches at the foreground. The fur of the deer too and all this with a bright lit face of the deer. Congratulations, it is beautiful.

Francine

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