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Although wary, these two allowed me closer than I dared to hope. I stayed on my belly, not making any sudden moves with my camera glued to my eye so I wouldn't startle them with camera movement.
This fawn is a yearling or so I'm told, but what I really loved was to capture this moment between mother and offspring. I'm amazed at how affectionate they are toward each other. They were too close to get their full bodies in the capture or I would've. I did use the morning sunrise to my advantage (and bundled up warm!) for lighting. One thing I hate to use is flash.
I spent close to a half hour with them; my dog ended the session when he came out wanting to play with them, thundering at full speed. (He has since quit doing that!)
I did have the camera on silent mode because they were so skittish and they took off before they saw my dog (that had been watching out one of the windows unknown to me).
What is important to me, in this capture, is this moment in time, the special bond that these two shared. In my opinion, there's a lot of emotion here, then again, it could just be me. |
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Such a delicately beautiful shot full of emotion. Colors in the deer more than natural...almost heavenly. You were treated to this fine capture by the creator of nature herself....or perhaps even Himself. Nice words to accompany as well.
Bob
I agree, Kathy -- I think animals have a very rich emotional life that human scientists refuse to acknowledge. This is a lovely image that captures very well that bond of affection between parent and child. The composition could be improved a bit by allowing more room on the left and less on the right, but I understand how such considerations can fly out of one's head when presented with a fleeting and exciting subject. Images like this are rare, and a blessing to all who view them.
A lovely photo, although I agree with shyanni that more room on the left and less on the right would improve the composition. My workshop demonstrates yet another compositional option.
Ad adorable moment here.
I absolutely agree with those who believe animals feel emotion. I could get into the entire philosophical debate thing, but the bottom line is that it's a feeling I have. :)
This is a wonderful capture!
Very nice!!!
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