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Mr. Buck


Mr. Buck
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Copyright: Bob Airhart (bobair) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 398 W: 118 N: 1438] (5184)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-24
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XT, Tamron 28-200AF XR
Exposure: f/6.3, 1/200 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-11-25 17:18
Viewed: 1073
Points: 20
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Today I have for you a photo of Mule Deer Buck taken behind the local cemetery which is where High River's bird sanctuary is located.I see deer here in High River all of the time but seldom do I see male deer and I do not know the reason why.This buck had his eyes on me the whole time I was photoing him and he didn't seem all that concerned by my presence as he was as near as 15 feet away from me.I think he was like me, very curious about what I was doing and we two got along very well.Wild animals can sure be surprising at times and totally unpredictable in ways that are very pleasing,but don't be fooled even by deer as they can severely hurt you if spooked or trapped and that applies to the females as well.He was a good fellow and I took over 100 photos of him before I left him in peace.Mule deer are common in the area where I live and sometimes herds of them will walk right past the place I live and through the core of town as well.Cropped,resized with the rgb curve pulled down a wee bit and slightly sharpened using Paint.Net.
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Bob,

Great job,
I like the BG,
Great that he is still in velvet,
Great set of horns,
TFS

fototab

Hi Bob
This is a great capture of the Buck. That is really cool he let you get so close you must have captured some really beautiful shots including this one. Very good focus with lots of sharp detail. Great pose I really like the eye contact.
Very well done and thanks for sharing.
Tom

Hi Bob
Wow, does this Buck ever have a nice set of velvet covered Antlers. I like the way he's looking right into your camera. The composition and colours is awesome. Well done.

The poor guy looks like he has mange by the way he's missing hair on his back and neck. Mange is a type of mite that is painful for animals. I'm not sure how a deer would get rid of mange.
TFS Janice

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2007-11-25 18:53]

Hello Bob

A wonderful shot of this buck.I agree with you ,the male white-tailed deer are far outnumbered by the females.
The composition is excellent,and the pose captures his apprehensive curiosity towards you.
The clarity is exceptional,right down to the texture of the velvet on his impressive rack.
Wonderful eye contact.
Excellent POV and DOF.
TFS

Rob

Hi Bob,

100 photos!!! My Goodness! He did stick around for a while. You managed perfect focus on the eyes. I like all the different textured flora surrounding him. It all looks very natural.

TFS
Evelynn ; )

very nice shot, nice color

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1351 W: 0 N: 5494] (16524)
  • [2007-11-25 23:06]

Hi Bob

Great POV with excellent colour and detail. Your timing here was spot-on.

James

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  • Debz Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 516 W: 0 N: 846] (3307)
  • [2007-11-26 2:24]

Hi Bob, great shot of the Male Deer, he seems to be looking staight at you. A lovely pose with thos ffine antlers. I like the pov and the Deer is nice ans aharp with good light and colours. Great work.
tfs
debz

I knew this couldn't be recent because of the velvet...what a rack!!!
Lovely buck, well done shot! :)

Hi Bob
what a nice capture of such a lovely deer. Great POV and composition. Details, sharpness, light and eye contact also very nice. Natural colors and good notes. TFS, well done.
Ahmet

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