Crowned Prince of the Woods

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• Wolfpower (974)
• [2008-11-13 16:48]

Hello Evelynn

What a wonderful crown!
That is an impressive rack,it must be hard to walk through a forest with that branch catcher on your head.
Excellent POV and DOF.
The BG colours are superb.
You have managed such excellent eye contact.
A beautiful portrait.
TFS

Wolf

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• eqshannon (27919)
• [2008-11-13 18:00]

With extender as well? Wow...You have made the rack a wonderful thing in it's still in a round about way alive...I like it much better this way than on some wall of a bar..or saloon or whatever they call thes things now..I do my minimum at home..
Bob

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• bobair (5142)
• [2008-11-13 18:01]

Hi Evelynnn,
what a beaut he is,so proud looking and sure of himself.His antlers have excellent details and the pose shows him off very well.The focus is on his face and what a face with a nice mellow catch light in his eyes,eyes that sure express curiosity.I love moments like this one.You sure were close to this fellow and as a result a fine photo was captured.The oof background has a nice hint of his surrounds giving a nice contrast to the deer.I too have trouble sometimes with what to upload and what I should title it.Thanks for sharing this fellow with us.

Bob

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• pankajbajpai (16507)
• [2008-11-13 21:00]

hello evelynn,
very beautiful, the pose and the pov are superb here, well composed shot,
tfs & regards
pankaj

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• crs (3543)
• [2008-11-13 21:16]

Hello Evelynn,

You have made an excelent portret of the deer. There are so nice colors in your photo. There are a lot of color tones on animal's fur and also on the very well looking background. The deer is shown in great sharpness so that even fine details can be well observed. It stands very well agains the blurry background wich enhaces the feeling of sharpness.

Thank you for sharing,
Cristian

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• carper (8424)
• [2008-11-13 21:45]

fantastic head evelyn,
you show us a proud deer, I think a male, hearing something and looking into the lens, a good portrait here marvelous details and a super dof, fantastic photojob here, I like it, have a nice day.
regard jaap

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• Jamesp (16522)
• [2008-11-13 22:49]
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Hi Evelynn

Wonderful pose and excellent detail and isolation - I use the lense combination a lot - it is amazing what sharpness can be achieved.

Is it me - or is the title a pun on 'Monarch of the Glen'?

James

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• Miss_Piggy (7309)
• [2008-11-14 3:32]

Hello Evelynn
This buck surely has some royalty to it, and deserves the title “Prince of the Woods”. A lovely portrait filled with characteristics and charm. Those horns resemble the perfect crown and it is carried with pride and dignity. You have captured this buck in a serious straight forwarded pose, as if this guy knew he was photographed. The eye contact is great. I just love the white patch on the neckline and the big ears. This is indeed a beautiful animal. Thanks for sharing. Kind regards.
Anna

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• aes_thor (2407)
• [2008-11-14 4:06]

Hi Evelynn,
fantastic portrait of this mighty deer. Very good details and natural lighting. I like the autumnal colours in background. Very good composition.
Thanks for sharing.
Adrian

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• SelenE (13822)
• [2008-11-14 6:14]

Hi Evelynn,
This is a lovely portrait. Expression you caught, eye contact, POV, focus, sharpness, details, lighting, composition, background and the position of the deer in the frame are all very good. TFS
Have a nice weekend,
Selen

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• vanderschelden (30145)
• [2008-11-14 9:55]

Hello Evelynn,
Beautiful animal against an outstanding background.
Perfect antler, I think.
Yes, fascinating image..
Greetings,
Annick

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• PaulH (13083)
• [2008-11-14 10:18]

Hi Evelynn, you really did this chap justice here! Wonderful eye contact and details. Have you cropped this? I think i might have liked a little more of the neck and shoulders, but thats just personal taste, it's still a mighty fine shot.
tfs and have a great weekend,
Paul

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• horia (14902)
• [2008-11-14 13:29]

Hi Evelynn

What an outstanding portrait! Did you tell him that if he ever needs a shot for his ID he should come to you? :))
Seriously now, this is a truly yop job. I like your very precise use of the DOF here - just enough to keep him in full focus - and of course the full-frontal POV which adds a lot to the imact of such a composition.
The exceptional sharpess and wonderful natural colors complete this lovely post.

Bravo and TFS
Horia

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• PeterZ (17576)
• [2008-11-14 13:59]

Hello Evelynn,
Very beautiful and impressive portrait with this frontal pose. Sharpness, colours, POV, DOF and BG are all fantastic.
Have a great weekend,
Peter

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• CeltickRanger (15148)
• [2008-11-14 16:25]

hello Evelynn

this mule deer it is posing for you, what a lovely head of a wild animal,
excellent portrait shot with fine sharpness and details, TFS

Asbed

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• claudine (0)
• [2008-11-14 16:34]

Look at this! What an excellent portrait! This animal seems so proud! Autumnal tones of colors are beautiful and details on the deer are very sharp in natural exposure and impressive eye contact. This is a fine portrait which looks like a painting.
Claudine

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• Adanac (17609)
• [2008-11-14 18:46]

Hi Evelynn,
What a great Muley Buck, he has a very tall rack. Splendid details and colors throughout my friend. I have a challenge for you, see todays posting.
Rick

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• albert (2055)
• [2008-11-15 3:24]

Hello Evelynn,
Great mule deer portrait well detached on an automnal BG
Well done
Albert

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• fragman (17621)
• [2008-11-15 7:19]

perfect portrait, TFS Ori

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• joey (24727)
• [2008-11-15 12:45]

Hi Evelynn,
another fantastic shot.
The BG here is wonderful.
Great eye-contact and a superb face-on POV.
Very sharp and crisp.
Excellent DOF.

Superb work once again!

Very well done,
Joe

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• Marx44 (2124)
• [2008-11-15 13:18]

Witam
Cudowny jeleń wspaniałe poroże.

Serdeczności
Marx

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• jconceicao (2489)
• [2008-11-16 1:42]

Hello Evelynn,

Excellent capture.
Beautiful colours with excellent detail.
Lighting and definition are fantastic.

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• EOSF1 (23469)
• [2008-11-16 11:02]

Hello Evelynn, can't be better than this I guess! Wow what a treat to the eyes, perfect in every way. Well done! You got the matching colors in the background too, you see? :-)

Mario

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• mbasil (3304)
• [2008-11-19 0:25]

It looks like you used that 400+ mm for good (not evil) here. Just like youir previous bear, this is another with wonderful composition and eye contact, and, as a bonus, beautiful fall colors in the bg. Stunner.
Mike

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• marhowie (302)
• [2008-11-19 5:35]

Very nice Evelynn!
Great detail, color, light, and the BG is perfect.
Love the direct eye contact, frontal POV, and alert pose.
Howard

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• fartash (5161)
• [2008-11-19 5:55]

Hello Evelynn
Very intersting shot of this Mule Deer,
Perfect focusing,BG and POV.

Regards
Fartash

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• Alan_Kolnik (1137)
• [2009-01-03 19:55]

Hi Evelyn - I just noticed your comment to one of my photos, which has drawn me to look at yours. many great images - this one particularly caught my attention because the horns seem almost three-dimensional, as if they are jumping out of the screen. Really great image!

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• yquem46 (784)
• [2009-01-04 5:47]

Super bokeh, Evelynn and of course quite expressive mule deer!
Patrick

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• PeterDF (0)
• [2009-03-01 11:50]

Spectacular, spectacular shot of this stunning Mule Deer in the Tetons...just a tremendous photo.