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Love Me.... Love My Eye Lashes!
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3817 W: 505 N: 8098] (27718)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-01-29
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon EOS 20D, Canon EF 100-400mm L IS USM, Digital RAW 100, Hoya UV 77mm
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-26 4:05
Viewed: 1823
Points: 66
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Fallow Deer

The Fallow Deer (Dama dama) is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae.

The common variety has a brown coat with white mottles that are most pronounced in summer with a much darker coat in the winter. Common is the lightest coloured, menil variety is darker and melanistic is very dark, even black (easily confused with sika deer). Most herds consist of fallow but have menil and melanistic amongst them (the three groups do not stay separate and do interbreed). Bucks are about 34" (90cm) in height and 110lbs (50kg) in weight, does 31" (80cm) in height and 88lbs (40kg) in weight. Fawns are born at about 12" (30cm) and weight around 10lbs (4.5kg).

Fallow life span is around 12 years. Only bucks have antlers, these are broad and webbed. They are grazing animals; their preferred habitat is mixed woodland and open grassland. During the rut in October bucks will spead out and females move between them, at this time of year fallow deer are relatively ungrouped compared to the rest of the year when they try to stay together in groups of up to 150.

Name: The latin word Damma, roe-like animal was used for roe deer, gazelles and antelopes lies at the root of the modern scientific name, the late Latin Dama, and Greg Brogdon the German "Damhirsch", French "daim", Dutch "Damhert", Italian "daino".

History: The fallow deer was a native of most of Europe during the last Interglacial. In the Holocene, the distribution was restricted to the Merranean area, Turkey and parts of North Africa, while western Asia was the home of a close relative, the Persian fallow deer (Dama mesopotamica), that is bigger and sports bigger antlers. In the Levant, fallow deer was an important source of meat in the Palaeolithic Kebaran-culture (17.000-10.000 BC), as is shown by animal bones from sites in northern Israel, but the numbers decreased in the following epi-Palaeolithic Natufian culture (10.000-8.500 BC), perhaps because of increased aridity and the decrease of wooded areas.

The fallow deer was spread across central Europe and Britain by the Romans. The Normans kept them for hunting in the royal forests, as was the use of later rulers. From the 18th century onwards, they were released into the wild for hunting purposes. The fallow deer is easily tamed and is often kept semi-domesticated in parks today. In some areas of Central Europe, wild fallow deer, not having any natural enemies, have multiplied so much that they are harmful to young trees.

The above obtained from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallow_Deer

IMAGE INFORMATION

Camera: Canon 20D
Time of day: 12:50 p.m.
Date: 29th January 2006
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Canon 100-400mm L IS
Filter: Hoya 77mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/250
F-Stop: F/5.6
Focal Length: 160mm
ISO:100
Original file type: Digital Raw
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Hi Pam,
Lovely portrait dominated by those eye lashes. Great sharpness, exposure and composition. TFS
Paul

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  • aido Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 1044 W: 156 N: 1218] (4046)
  • [2006-04-26 4:19]

Hi Pam,
Great portrait of this beautiful Deer. Nicely composed/framed and excellent detail. A fitting and funny title :-)
Regards
Adrian

bonjour,
très très joli portrait.
L'image est d'une netteté redoutable, on pourrait voir cette biche passer la tête au travers l'écran.
l'exposition du sujet, la lumière qont parfaites.
Bravo et merci !

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  • dew77 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4774 W: 294 N: 4020] (13209)
  • [2006-04-26 4:42]

Hello Pam!
Excellent portrait.Details,sharpness,lighting framing and composition are
wonderful.TFS....:-)

Excellent portrait, very good quality.

Hi Pam,
Lovely deer, nicely pose. A wonderful picture.
JC

What a great portrait ! Great sharpness and details, fantastic colors, wonderful POV, light, composition and framing... It looks so sweet, so delicate ! Very well done !
Valérie.

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  • viv Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 297 W: 3 N: 653] (3307)
  • [2006-04-26 5:18]

Hi Pam,
What a portrait so clear, sharp and a very nice and good composition. The deer are so lovely.
Thanks.
Vivian

Hi Pam.
Very sharp image of the deers head. Good lighting on the head and a good bright background.
Nice photo, regards
Matt.

Hmmm, I suppose you could see it as cute if it wasn't a pest species.
Its still a very good portrait though.
Good focus, detail & colour.
Possibly more space on top?
Very nice :)

Hello Pam,
A superb portrait with the most amazing details!
Fine & well balanced composition, great colours & details all over...
Greetings,
Pablo -

Excellent portrait with a lot of detail! Well framed with nice lighting and POV.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2006-04-26 6:59]

Wooooooooow ! What an outstanding portrait ! It is so sharp that I feel the deer in front of me. Congratulations Pam for this EXCELLENT shot and thanks for sharing.

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  • osse Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 962 W: 0 N: 89] (7801)
  • [2006-04-26 9:12]

Hi Pam
Great portrait with great colours, sharpnes, details, Bg and POV-
Well done

osse

Nice work Pam!
Very sharp and detailed. An excellent profile portrait.
Well done and TFS!

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  • PerR Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 21 W: 2 N: 16] (99)
  • [2006-04-26 12:34]

Hi Pam.
This was great. Such a portrait. Perfect composition with excellent colour, light and so sharp as it just can be. The background colour is perfect according to the colour of the deer. Very well done and thanks for sharing.

Regards
Per

A stunning shot Pam, superb. Excellent sharpness and detail, perfect composition.
I love it (and her eye lashes *LOL).
Thanks for posting.

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  • thor68 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 792 W: 138 N: 1312] (5642)
  • [2006-04-26 14:09]

beautiful portrait, pam! :-)
excellent sharpness and details,
perfect composition and pov.
she´s so close it seems i can stroke her fur
and i can see her flashing the lashes.
well seen & captured, thor.

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  • Jannie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 246 W: 6 N: 264] (1223)
  • [2006-04-26 15:17]

Maybe it's just me but this photo looks extremely 3 dimentional. Awesome detail and perfect DOF.

Great work

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  • chiliu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1494 W: 0 N: 1175] (6494)
  • [2006-04-26 15:53]

Hi Pam,
Great portrait! Very good details and clarity,
nice colours and excellent background.
Well done!

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  • Aramok Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 890 W: 101 N: 1448] (4996)
  • [2006-04-26 16:02]

not enough time to critque, but I like it.

Emma

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2006-04-26 17:42]

HI Pam, must cost her a fortune in mascara. Lovely image, good lighting and sharpness, very well done.

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  • hekcik Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 331 W: 15 N: 305] (1825)
  • [2006-04-26 18:31]

Hi Pam,

WOW!!!
Perfect details, sharpness and colours!!!
WELL DONE!!!

TFS :-)
Norbert

Absolutely lovely Pam,
Good detail, colours and sharpness. exposure and lighting are good. Good POV and framing.

Thanks for posting, have a great week.

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  • loot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 5452 W: 594 N: 3665] (10077)
  • [2006-04-26 22:16]

Hi Pam
Now those are superlative & outstanding flashy lashes.
Stunning portrait of this rather dainty little deer. I notice you were very near to her so it must have been a pretty exciting moment.
Great composition, splendid colours, great DOF with excellent details, amazing BG, and spot-on exposure.
Very well done and TFS.
Regards
Loot

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1381 W: 126 N: 5246] (23469)
  • [2006-04-26 22:22]

So clear and sharp, well done again Pam. Nice DOF and great background. Thanks.

Mario

Hello Pam,
Great shot! It's so clear and sharp. Great subject, great colours and framing.
I like it a lot!
VERY WELL DONE!

Hello Pam!

Wondeful shot of this Deer! Details are awesome!!! Bg and colors cannot be more perfect!!! pov and dof are superb! Congratulations for that shot

Michel

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2233 W: 188 N: 1929] (8127)
  • [2006-04-27 13:34]

Hi Pam,
Excellent sharp details that lets us really appreciate those long eye lashes. Wonderful light and great colors. POV and DOF are outstanding. Well cropped and beautiful presented.
TFS..Sky

Stunning portrait Pam, the detail is just marvelous. Composition and exposure is perfect to, very well done.

Hi Pam,

Crystal clear shot as usual, good DOF and nice background.

TFS

Jim.

Just catching up with my critiques after a few days away, sorry for the delay :)

WOW! What a super sharp and clear photo! You can see every strand of fur. Lovely background and beautifully composed as well.
Very well done.

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  • marjan Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 474 W: 14 N: 360] (2641)
  • [2007-02-21 14:41]

hi Pam, wonderful shot , vrey high quality and excelent POv. Very userful informations.
Marjan

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