Fallow deer - the rut

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held Canon 1DX Canon 500mm f4 Auto ISO 800 1/1600 sec f7.1
As you may assume I have number of similar shots, I posted this one for the eye contact and the sense of potential power just about to be converted.
All C&C welcome.

[Loi Nguyen]

Hi Jonathan, good timing, great eye contact. Not sure if it was possible to get a lower POV or whether the Bg would allow you to do so. Loi

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks Loi, unfortunately not possible, I was on a slight incline and they were lower down...... but I was grateful the sun was in roughly the right direction!

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Jonathan - Almost looks like they are on a golf course from the well-manicured lawn. Great action and the symmetry gives the feeling that they are evenly matched and in for a long battle. If it were mine I might slightly burn the highlights on the body of the deer on the right just to not draw the eye.

TFS,
Rachel

[Carl Walker]

Nice action captured Jonathon. Great thick necked specimens that do show off their physical prowness.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thank you for the feedback everyone.