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"A Happy Fawn"


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Copyright: Jorge Chemas (jchemas) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 577 W: 32 N: 754] (3388)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-23
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon 30D, Canon 100-400L 4.5-5.6 IS USM, uv haze
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-08-28 11:22
Viewed: 832
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus.)

The White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), is a long-legged, fast-moving mammal and is also known as the Virginia deer, They are a medium-sized deer and their hight is about 3 to 4 1/2 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall at shoulder. Bucks (males) weight up to 300 pounds (180 kg), but, in rare cases, animals in excess of 160 kg (350 pounds) have been recorded. Does (females) weigh up to 150 pounds (65 kg), but some can weigh as much as 75 or 80 kg (165 to 175 pounds). They often travel in small herds with their fawns. Fawns (babies) are usually born in May or June. This deer can be recognised by the characteristic white underside to its tail, which it shows as a signal of alarm by raising the tail during escape. The deer's coat is a reddish-brown in the spring and summer, and turns to a grey-brown throughout the fall and winter. Males one year of age or older have antlers. Antlers begin to grow in early spring, covered with a highly vascularised tissue known as velvet. Bucks shed their antlers when all females have been bred, usually in late December or January.
Females enter oestrus, colloquially called the rut, in the fall, normally in late October or early November, triggered mainly by declining photoperiod. Sexual maturation of females depends on population density. Females can mature in their first year, although this is unusual and would occur only at very low population levels. Most females mature at one or, sometimes, two years of age.
Males compete for the opportunity of breeding females. Sparring among males determines a dominance hierarchy. Bucks will attempt to copulate with as many females as possible, losing physical condition since they barely eat or rest during the rut. The general geographical trend is for the rut to be shorter in duration at increased latitude. Females give birth to one or two spotted young, known as fawns in mid to late spring, generally in May or June. Fawns lose their spots during the first summer and will weigh from 20 to 35 kg by the first winter. Male fawns tend to be slightly larger and heavier than females.

This deer where photograph by the house that one of my kids have by the Poconos in NewJersey in a site called “The Deer Run”.

Thank you all.

HOPE YOU LIKE IT!!!!!!

Thanks for visiting me and thanks in advance for your comments/critiques

JC
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Hello, nice composition rich in details.
Colors are soft and the subject is lovely.
Great note.

Andrea

What a beatifull fragil animal!! Lovely shot

Like the way you captured it. Good strong composition

TFS Greetz Kristies

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  • takos1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 276 W: 25 N: 204] (2573)
  • [2006-08-28 12:34]

Delizioso quadretto Jorge!
Ottima fotografia, bei dettagli, ottimi i colori e la composizione, bravo!

Ciao e grazie.
Franco

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  • Dando Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 641 W: 32 N: 791] (3080)
  • [2006-08-28 14:09]

Hi Jorge, excellent shot. Great details, colours, exposure and lighting. Great work and TFS.
Dean.

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  • Hil Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 750 W: 13 N: 1442] (4951)
  • [2006-08-28 15:46]

Hi Jorge,

Beautiful image, the pose and composition are lovely and the detail is lovely and sharp, great colours and framing too.

TFS Hilary :)

Hi Jorge
Bravo pour cette prise de vue avec une très belle composition .Très joli détails avec les belles couleurs de ton jeune chevreuil .
Merci et au revoir.

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2006-08-28 21:29]

Hello Jorge

Nice encounter,lovely shot.Very good composition,framing and presentation.A wonderful portrait of a fawn.TFS

Rob

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  • pilonm Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 554 W: 99 N: 844] (2743)
  • [2006-08-28 22:05]

Hello Jorge,

Great picture of this little fawn! Colors are very natural and I like the eye contact between you and him! The only thing is, in my opinion, you use too much the noise removal for the hair looks so soft... May I be right?
Good composition and TFS!

Michel

Hello Jorge

Wow... cute factor really high here. Love the 'looking back' pose from this sweetie. Very nicely composed. :-)

Hola Jorge

bonita foto de Bambi+ colores y textura suaves+

saludos

jjo

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2390 W: 194 N: 1991] (8113)
  • [2006-08-30 15:05]

Hello Jorge,
this is an adorable composition. The colors are lovely and a wonderful light. I love the details and the elgant pose of this fawn. Very well captured and very well presented ina great frame.
TFS..Sky

bonjour jorge
bambi parmi les papillons,ici il regarde vers l'objectif et cela rend la photo attendrissante.merci pour ce joli cliché.
laurent

Hi Jorge,
Framing a bit heavy...
I like the soft atmosphere through compo and DOF and deer depicted...
TFS
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