.... posing on the plains of De Hoge Veluwe in the Netherlands .
I made a spontaneous trip to the location yesterday to see the rut , truck loads of photogs lined up along the area . Long waiting for the animals to show up , as the rangers give them a bit of food at that spot .... basically a bucket full every day .
Then the people have the chance to see the Deer up close . The action is lasting for about an hour or shorter before the Deer disappear back into the forest .
Yesterday the action was slow .... no fighting , not really bellowing just running around feeding a bit and chasing the females a few times . That was it ... but worth being out .
During the day I cycled around 55 km with bike through the park , but found not much apart from nice scenery .
Wish the Stag had turned its head or better the whole body towards the viewer , I am 50/50 on the shooting angle
Canon EOS 1Dx III
EF 500 IS II + 1,4 TC
Tripod
almost full frame
F 5,6 ; Iso 5000 ; 1/2500 sec
Processed with Capture One and PSCC 2022 ; a bit of clean up in BG on RHS
Thanks for watching and commenting to my previous threads
Cheers Andreas