Buck challenging second buck by shaking antlers through prairie grass in Wichita National Wildlife Refuge,Ok. Looking up at me he came up with grass stuck in antlers. The doe was hidden
in grass nearby.
Chas.W.McRae
WichitaMtns_Ok_21192WR06 copy copy.jpg
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Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Camera serial number: 0000241625
Firmware: Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Owner: Chas. Mc Rae
Date/Time: 2008:11:06 11:17:38
Copyright: Copyrighted
Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec
Aperture: 8
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -1/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Lens: 600mm
Focal length: 840mm
Image size: 603 x 800
Rotation: none
White balance: Auto
Color space: AdobeRGB
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A very cool, and unusual behavior image, Charles. The grass on the antlers makes this one special. I also like the look of the OOF grass in the foreground. You might consider cropping some of the dark area off the top and cloning the white blob to the left of the deer's head. Well done.
Nice rack on this whitetail and the grass is a nice touch. I also like the blurred FG. I might've kept the shaded eye a little darker as it does have a bit of a "fixed" look to it but I tend to not mind shadows.