Another image from an amazing afternoon out, this guy allowed me to watch him feed from about 15 feet away, Slight crop for comp. Canon 20D w/ 200 F/2.8L, F/8.0 @ 1/800 sec, ISO 800, Manual exposure
Hi Wayne I'm fine with most of the bg, that is what you get and its natural. Might have taken a step to avoid the trunk intersecting the ear. I like the crop and sharpness Very nice.
btw settings wise its just personal preference but might have used the lens wide open to minimize the bg. You were probably trying for dof in the animal which you got.
I agree with Robert, the branch in front of the deer is distracting, but everything else is very nice, great job on the manual exposure. Also as Al mentions, wide open would have made a nicer bg.
Wayne,
Some good suggestions above. The tree in front bothers me. I looked at this image several times and feel f4 would have been better in this situation. The open mouth adds to the image. Nice sharpness.
cheers,
Sabyasachi