White-tail buck

[John Mack]

This image was created in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on 8/15/19 at 8:15AM. Image processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.

Hand held, Small crop.

Canon 5D MarkIV
Sigma 150-600 Contemporary
435mm
ISO 800
f6.3
1/2500sec

[Steve Kaluski]

I like the overall colour balance here John and the almost etherial feel. Is f/6.3 wide open as I think that would be right here? Perhaps a tad more below and less above????

TFS
Steve

[Jonathan Ashton]

I like this one John, the misty morn and apparent ease at which the subject displays all adds up to a pleasing image.
Hey I noticed your cobwebs, so that's where they came from!

[Gabriela Plesea]

Very interesting capture and I love the mood. Great techs too. And by the way I too saw the cobwebs...

On a more personal note, viewing this frame appealed to some of my experiences in the past, like travelling on the Blue Train from Zimbabwe to South Africa. You are probably very young John, but those still familiar with old slow train journeys on foggy mornings would be able to evoke certain shapes which slowly disappear and almost dissolve in fine drizzle in the gasping rhythm of a train:S3:

A pleasure to view, thank you so much for sharing...

Kind regards,

[Sanjeev Aurangabadkar]

A really cool image John, I like the dreamy feel it has with good composition and colours. Nicely presented.

[John Mack]

I like the overall colour balance here John and the almost etherial feel. Is f/6.3 wide open as I think that would be right here? Perhaps a tad more below and less above????

TFS
Steve

Thanks Steve. Yes f6.3 is wide open. Variable aperture f/5-f/6.3. I think around 300mm it's f6.3 from then on.

[Arthur Morris]

Odd man out. I am not a fan of the mood portrayed here and less of a fan of the spider web intersecting with the deer.

with love, artie