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Whitetail Buck


Whitetail Buck
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Copyright: Martin Trimmer (Martrim) Silver Note Writer [C: 3 W: 0 N: 12] (69)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2004-09-05
Categories: Mammals
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma 28-200
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/30 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2004-09-07 14:31
Viewed: 1303
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I believe this to be a buck, or male deer. I’m basing this upon the behavior of this particular deer as I approached it and two others. One was definitely the baby, due to its size and spots, and the way it stayed close to the mother. This fellow, on the other hand, kept moving forward and slowly came up behind me and gave me a little foot stomp… just enough to let me know he saw me and was not amused. I don’t feel he is an extremely healthy example of the species, especially since he is lacking the respectable antlers. The lack of antler tells me he is also very young. But his size and speed, not to mention his attitude, convinced me to shoot my photos, thank him for posing, and move along.
Whitetails, especially in Ohio, are also well known for their antlers. The whitetail buck grows its first set of antlers when it is a year old. Each year, a buck’s antlers begin growing in the early spring. The developing antler is covered with a thick velvety skin rich with blood vessels and nerves. Decreasing day length in the late summer and early fall triggers many physical changes in the buck, including termination of the blood supply to the antlers. The antlers begin to harden soon thereafter and by August or September, the velvet is shed as the buck rubs his antlers against trees and other solid objects in the fields and woods. The buck is left with a rack of hard polished antlers. In a sound environment--abundant and nutritious food and water--racks can grow to massive size. Deer in poor habitat will not only appear thin, but have small antlers as well. Unlike horns of cattle, antlers are not a permanent part of a male deer’s body. In Ohio, bucks typically shed or drop their antlers in December and January, following the fall breeding season.
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  • RAP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2524 W: 345 N: 2373] (7405)
  • [2004-09-07 17:47]

Bonita captura... sobre todo, por ser en la naturaleza.
Buena resolucion, atinado encuadre (tal vez algo grande, aunque la lejanía no creo que permita mayor acercamiento en la imagen).
Colores suaves y un interesante nota completan una agradable entrega.

Pretty capture... mainly, by being in the nature.
Good resolution, accurate frame (perhaps something great, although the distance I do not believe that it allows greater approach in the image).
Smooth colors and an interesting note complete an pleasant delivery.

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2241 W: 47 N: 3167] (10926)
  • [2004-09-08 1:24]

Quelle chance de croiser et de pouvoir photographier ce bel animal en pleine nature !
Well done !

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  • japie Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1814 W: 100 N: 1904] (5187)
  • [2004-09-08 5:10]

This is beautiful! All the technical stuff is good, but what I like the most is the setting and mood. I can almost feel his tension and readyness to jold, yet he is also interested in the being with the one big eye looking at him. Very well taken.

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