No Loud Bangs Please!

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• siggi (2694)
• [2008-07-04 10:24]

Hello Howard,
Excellent shot.
Lovely detail and colours,nice composition.
Nice work,very well done
Siggi

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• martic (1245)
• [2008-07-04 10:29]

Hi Howard,
What eyes !
Excellent details, amazing pose and POV
really well done
TFS and Regards
Jean-Michel

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• Amadeo (2899)
• [2008-07-04 10:46]

Hola Howard, ojos bien definidos y con un impresionante detalle. Que tengas un buen dia de la independencia. Un saludo

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• Jamesp (14366)
• [2008-07-04 11:31]

Hi Howard

Great shot - the eyes are magnificent. Great composition. Happy Independence Day.

James

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• red45 (26837)
• [2008-07-04 11:32]

Hi Howard!

Have safe and sane 4th of July, my friend!
Beutifull portrait of this cute animal. Simply incredible eyes!

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• nglen (20936)
• [2008-07-04 11:48]

Hi Howard. A happy Independence day to you and your family. What a close up this is. he cute little thing is looking straight at you , with those great big eyes. very good detail and colour in the fur. TFS.
Nick..

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• PeterZ (8215)
• [2008-07-04 11:59]

Hello Howard,
These big eyes look indeed a bit angry. Excellent in front photo. Very sharp details in the fur. Very nice catchlight. Good composition and beautiful natural colours.
Have a great weekend,
Peter

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• maurydv (4206)
• [2008-07-04 12:01]

A happy indipendence day to you. Uno sguardo al passato, al presente e al futuro. Spettacolare primo piano, straordinari dettagli. Grazie e complimenti. Ciao Maurizio

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• Juyona (13261)
• [2008-07-04 12:20]

Hola Howard,
interesante ratrato,
preciosos ojos y detalles,
magnífico 4 de Julio amigo,
saludos

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• jesst (2188)
• [2008-07-04 13:32]

Amazing eyes!
TFS

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• yasemin (810)
• [2008-07-04 14:07]

Beautiful eye and beautiful look...Very good portrait...Detail very clear and very cute...All the best, Leyla

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• SaRp (46)
• [2008-07-04 14:08]

eyes are stunning. great shot!

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• gerbilratz (3110)
• [2008-07-04 15:00]

Hi Howard.... just a stunning image... the eye contact... simply an amazing image.... tfs... regards h

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• jaycee (14907)
• [2008-07-04 15:58]

Hi Howard,

Weather permitting there will be plenty of loud bangs tonight. Looks iffy here. I LOVE the eyes! Happy 4th.

Jane

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• goldyrs (4704)
• [2008-07-04 19:07]

You were soooo close??????!!This is the first time I've seen a shot like this, Howard!
This is mind-blowing!Simply awesome!
Cheers!
Goldy

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• SueThomson (603)
• [2008-07-04 23:33]

Hi Howard
I hope you had a good 4th of July...thanks for the trivia! I absolutely love the focus on the eyes here...the lashes are delightful!
TFS
Cheers
Sue

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• rcrick (3710)
• [2008-07-04 23:57]

Hi Howard

This is just an awesome shot mate, that narrow d.o.f really has placed the eyes in perfect focus, the clarity is amazing, excellent detail, stunning colours, really love the up-close and personal in your face shot, just magic, all the best,

Cheers Rick :)

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• haraprasan (13064)
• [2008-07-05 0:54]

Hi Howard,
Happy 4th of July to you and your family. A nice capture of this beautiful deer. Very sharp eyes. Excellent composition and good details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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• boreocypriensis (12696)
• [2008-07-05 1:14]

Hi Howard, a splendid portrait of this beauty my friend. Great facial expression:). TFS. Have a nice weekend!
Cheers,

Bayram

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• GLEM (5739)
• [2008-07-05 1:22]

hi Howard,
ahah très beau portrait, quels yeux de biches :)
Excellent choix de DOF, on voit même l'arrière plan dans ces yeux.

gl

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• Janice (17440)
• [2008-07-05 3:05]

"Kiss me quick, just can't stand this waiting!!"
With thanks to Elvis Presley!!

Yes, it looks like you were very close to this doe-eyed beauty, Howard. She has such large, soft, limpid eyes.
With thanks to Google!

So are you having BBQ'd deer for dinner?

Kia ora
Janice

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• Silvio2006 (23830)
• [2008-07-05 5:06]

Hi again Howard, splendid portrait of lovely creature with superb reflections on eyes, great details and excellent sharpness, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

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• Mana (16346)
• [2008-07-05 6:25]

Hi Howard,
Wonderful close-up shot and what beautiful and expressive eyes you have captured here. Looks very cute and innocent. Very neat and sharp image with skillful use of DOF. Excellent POV and very nicely composed. Kudos.
TFS.
Sumon

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• bahadir (350)
• [2008-07-05 7:25]
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Hi Howard, wonderful shot of this cute animal with great details. Happy independence also. TFS. Regards,
Bahadır

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• eqshannon (19683)
• [2008-07-05 8:50]
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WOW! Howard we are both Americans and living together in a two party system which works pretty doggone well..and we find common ground in nature as in this image. Of course this means you can join SAR and all that...I opted out. too....too much for me..I already have enough on my plate...Thanks much for the information...and the nice image. Looks like he just exited the quick bathroom trip some of the Hollywood types do...don't ask:-)
Bob
OB08

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• joey (19717)
• [2008-07-05 12:31]

Wow! You must have been VERY close!
The DOF is so shallow and you've got the focus right on the eyes.
Excellent composition.
Superb BG.

Well done, Howard!

Joe

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• CeltickRanger (6972)
• [2008-07-05 20:10]

hello Howard

excellent close-up shot with fine POV,
excellent sharpness and details,
and a curious eye-contact with you, TFS

Asbed

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• meyerd (3493)
• [2008-07-06 1:43]

Hi Howard,
you WERE close, I see it in the reflections of the eyes. Awesome shot!
Best regards
Dietrich

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• gannu (10678)
• [2008-07-06 4:56]
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Hello Howard, What is the marking on the nose or mouth? The shot is superb. Nice eye contact and great eye detail. Ganesh

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• kunusatyabbsr (334)
• [2008-07-06 23:07]

Hi

I am a great fan of your photographs not only because you are a great photographer, not only a good friend of Sumon sinha and Haraprasanna, but also u pose a canon 100-400 lens which I also own.

This one is a clear demonstration of sharp images and your master craftsmanship.

Great share

Satya

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-07-07 13:01]

Hello Howard

What a beautiful set of eyes.
The eyelashes are impressive.
Excellent focus and sharpness.
The pov and dof are very good.
Lovely natural colours.
Nicely done.
TFS

Rob

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• Luis52 (10144)
• [2008-07-07 15:44]

Hola Howard.
Bella foto. Este pequeño Ciervo tiene una mirada muy tierna, y parece posar tranquilo para la fotografia. Parece estar satisfecho con la comida que se le da.
Saludos Howard.
Luis52.

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• vmukherjee (1046)
• [2008-07-07 21:26]

Great shot. The tightly cropped image puts the foucs on the deer's eyes, which look very beautiful. The reflections on the eyes and the expression on its face are beautiful. The sharply focussed eyelashes also add to the beauty. Thanks for sharing.

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• Patleboss (5878)
• [2008-07-07 23:20]

Hehe, so cute picture Howard, I like his beautifull glance,
cheer,
friendly,

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• eng55 (1127)
• [2008-07-08 0:59]

Hi Howard,
Very nice portrait.Well caught and composed.I liked eyes a lot.Thanks for posting.

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• uleko (23482)
• [2008-07-08 4:45]

Hello Howard,
What a fabulous close view of this gorgeous animal with huge and beautful eyes. Good light too that has brought out the lovely colours so well. Excellent work!
TFS and regards, Ulla

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• bobcat08 (1339)
• [2008-07-08 11:25]

Hello Howard,

A magnificent shot. The eyes are beautiful, just the eyes of a woman (-: (hollywood stars)

Well done. Regards and TFS BOB

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• lawbert (0)
• [2008-07-09 10:19]

Hello Howard
This capture is superb...But I will share an opinion (a constructive crit!)
The eyes are spot on sharp as they have to be in this kind of capture..But to me the nose is a little to much out of focus...I see from your shooting info that you were pushing a sharp capture anyway and werent afforded the luxury of another f stop without losing any usable shutter speed.....The ears though are very sharp in comparison to the nose so possibly by taking a focus point lower down the bridge of the nose you would have kept the eyes spot on and shared the available dof between the nose and the ears?
Just an idea!
Best Regards
Paul

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• NinaM (4547)
• [2008-07-09 18:17]

Howard, it seems the animals you capture have a lot of character, there is always a moment captured or something special about it. This one is among the nicest one, what a glance, how could someone be indifferent to such a look. The eyes are beautiful, big dark eyes with long lashes and something is being said in it. There are no words to translate it but it sure is a beautiful animal. Thank you for taking the time to take those pictures, they are just amazing.

Francine

pts tomorrow

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• peter_stoeckl (9369)
• [2008-07-15 6:02]

Dear Howard,
having spent 4th of July hiking along a Slovenian mountain river called Soca (Isonzo in Italian), I came to see a man at the river bank who looked like Ernest Hemingway. He was an American celebrating the day by silently fishing trout from Isonzo river's marvellous emerald waters. So, just returned from my trips I am coming a bit late to celebrate Independance Day here on TN with you.
I enjoyed reading your story. Good to read some historical data among all your natural history talks and photographic details. Must feel good to be in such a close family relationship to one of the men who set up the Declaration of Independence.
Great title on a probably rather noisy day for presenting a vulnerable creature's touchingly beautiful eyes in wonderful expression.
With thanks, and all my best wishes,
Peter