Morning Stu, I glad to see you toggling between here & ETL, however if I look back to your previous postings this image has come on leaps & bounds and perhaps thanks to Andreas.
Seems your fieldcraft is paying off and I can full understand & appreciate how difficult this is compared to 'Country' Parks, it's a bit like shooting birds in a garden compared to out in the 'Open'. Getting down & dirty, crawling through goodness knows what
(albeit all organic) just means when you get the shot it was all worthwhile.
I'm away and viewing on the laptop, so I'll leave any 'colour' correction to those with a calibrated monitor, but to me, first impressions the colour looks good and conveys that nice time of day and softened the brighter whites which is good, no harsh highlights. I like the fact the left has a slight head turn providing a nice profile juxtapose to the right head on. Detail, sharpness also look good and I like the catchlight in the eyes. I'm 50/50 on the 'ridge' and as to whether going forward more may have been better, but then you risk spooking the deer getting within their comfort zone. Techs look good, ISO500 isn't high, but good to see you getting a half decent SS here, well done. I would just work on single shot with these, but ensure AI servo is on, giving a good pause between shots and waiting for that 'moment', chose your timings here. Personally I might loose a little off the top and may add a fraction more USM (sharpening) but that is personal preference.
There is a good support which, when retaining a low POV can be moved easily may help, I send you a like if I can find it. If you are planning to do more then you may want to think about a Ghillie suit only to help breakup your outline, but I appreciate it's budget driven.
All in all, I think you have done very well Stu, keep the hard work up.
TFS
Steve