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• claudine (10195)
• [2008-03-06 20:30]

Hi Rick,
We are far from spring right now but its normal... we live in Quebec with snow precipitations records. I’m not surprised :)

Your picture is a beauty! He is changing status and this is a beautiful moment to witness! :-) It seems dolorous though… :) Thanks for having posting it!
Claudine

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• pankajbajpai (15175)
• [2008-03-06 21:05]

hello rick,
nice portrait shot, the green bg offers good contrast, liked the composition and the pov very much, good details captured, natural colours,
well done,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• Juyona (13589)
• [2008-03-06 23:48]

Hola amigo,
agradable retrato y sensacional pov,
los detalles espléndidos...
buen trabajo.
saludos Rick.

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• Jamesp (15234)
• [2008-03-07 0:26]

Hi Rick

An excellent portrait - the detail and pose are outstanding. The subject is well framed and has excellent exposure and colour.

TFS

James

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• boreocypriensis (15200)
• [2008-03-07 0:28]

Hi Rick,

What a beautiful horns of this wonderful mule deer:)! Excelent capture, nice details and great composition.However I have to be honest:) I loved especially its horns :D . Lovely indeed.
Cheers,

Bayram

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• kebapci (403)
• [2008-03-07 0:37]

Thank you for sharing the documentary pic of the skin-horned mule deer. As a posrtait it is very successfull but the impressive dominance of thicker than normal antkers look bizarre, so i think a little more space would be better that side...

Ümit

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• saeedabbasi (4294)
• [2008-03-07 0:51]

Hi dear Rick ,
nice shot with great focus and beautiful BG.
sharpness is great too.
thanks for sharing
Regards
Saeed

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• Alex99 (15481)
• [2008-03-07 1:05]

Hi Rick.
What a sweet portrait of the beautiful deer. I like soft (art) sharpness of the image, perfect details and natural colours and light. BG in its some blurriness and great part of your work. It is suitable for main subject excellently. Cropping is very good too. However the key point is reflection of the animal mood. Bravo.
Alexei.

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• PaulH (11487)
• [2008-03-07 1:30]

Hi Rick,
Interesting to see this early stage in the Antlers development, you got some really nice detail that shows off the velvety texture really well. Lovely composition and grassy background, well done mate!
Paul

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• cataclysta (4772)
• [2008-03-07 2:06]

Hi Rick
Very cute deer portrait. I like everything. firs of all beautful green color. Also good shapness, great POV, composition and sharpness
Very good job
Nothing to critique
Krzysztof

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• mariki (9195)
• [2008-03-07 2:34]

Hello Rick,

Very nice portrait of this deer. Very nice focus: the texture of the fur seems very smooth. Very nice light and colours.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• joey (22002)
• [2008-03-07 4:07]

Beautiful image of this Deer!
Those velvetly antlers are amazing!
Stunning detail and great sharpness.
Well composed and a decent POV.
Nice colours as well.
Good work Rick!
Thanks,
Joe

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• SkyF (8113)
• [2008-03-07 5:03]

Hello Rick,
what a beautiful animal, glad you only hunt with your camera ;-).
This composition is excellent, great POV and very nice placement of your subject. Sharpness, colors and details are great.
TFS..Sky

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• Argus (24857)
• [2008-03-07 6:46]

Hello Rick,
Very nice portrait of a Mule Deer buck in velvet. You kept this fine one hidden from us for quite some time! It is almost perfect, the sharpness, DOF, composition, POV, every aspect is great.
Thanks for sharing this one, Rick and have a good weekend,
Ivan

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• gerbilratz (3176)
• [2008-03-07 8:03]

Lovely image Rick, seeing the deer in velvet reminds me of when I lived in Scotland...just waiting for the flies to terrorise the deer when they shed.....excellent portrait, great lighting and a nice pose...fine work!!!

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• jaycee (16095)
• [2008-03-07 8:12]

Hi Rick,

How proud be looks of his new antlers! They look like velvet. Beautiful portrait with fine details and wonderful colors. The grass is a perfect background.

Jane

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• eqshannon (21899)
• [2008-03-07 9:57]

The Mule Deer are getting harder and harder to find up in the wilderness..this has been happening for the last 4-5 years as I recall and nobody seems to know why them and not the white tail as well..both have predators in cougar and coyote as well as wild dog...but the white is sticking it out...Muleys are a nice capture for you Rick. Well done!
Bob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcHYz3xFlSA

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• Luis52 (10447)
• [2008-03-07 10:30]

Hola Rick.
Here is another great photo Rick. Nice natural colors, and very well framed. It is very sharp so we can see fine detalis in it. As usual, great note here too.
Saludos My friend
Luis52.

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• CeltickRanger (7691)
• [2008-03-07 11:31]

hello Rick

lovely portrait shot of this buck, excellent sharpness and details,
excellent DOF, lovely green colours of the background,
excellent POV and framing, TFS

Asbed

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• nglen (22528)
• [2008-03-07 12:43]

Hi Rick. What a close up showing the new set of horns on the Deer, you have captured fine detail and natural looking colours. a good POV. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• maurydv (5726)
• [2008-03-07 13:01]

Bellissimo primo piano, eccellente POV e ottimi dettagli, splendidi colori e BG. Complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• jmp (8406)
• [2008-03-07 13:57]

Hi Rick,
This is perfect portrait! Light, pose, colours, pose and background are really good.
TFS, José M.

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• NinaM (5300)
• [2008-03-07 15:46]

Hello friend, another beautiful discovery for us. What a simple and effective composition, we cannot help but look at the velvety and beautiful antlers of this deer. I wish I could touch it, but it's almost done ;-) Thank you!

Francine

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-03-07 22:17]

Hello Rick

A lovely portrait of this Mule deer buck.
The focus and sharpness are excellent.
Lovely rich colours.
The fur detail is wonderful,and the velvet texture is well seen.
Great job.
TFS

Rob

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• Mana (17188)
• [2008-03-09 22:16]

Hi Rick,
Outstanding portrait shot with lovely colours, sharp details and neat focus. Superb lighting and exposure levels and I like this natural setting. The calm and composed pose is well presented. Great DOF, POV and composition. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon