The Lost Art of Invisibility

[Michael Lloyd]

I guess I startled mom and the baby when I drove by. I just happened to catch the outline of the fawn as I glanced over so I stopped and walked over to the fence and shot this

EOS 1DMKIII manual
70-200 f28L IS hand held

ISO 400
1/160s @f5

[Paul Marcellini]

Its amazing the instincts they have. I might crop above the bright patch of grass.

[Ed Cordes]

Cool illustration of camo. I find it interesting how the legs are bent. I would tone down the bright grass in bottom center.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Interesting shot. The bent legs gives an idea of how they can lie low. I agree to tone down the grass at the bottom. I would have tried to place the fawn at the left of the frame. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

[Michael Lloyd]

I debated about cropping out the bright patch of sunlit grass. I knew it would draw comments. I agree... I chose not to crop it because it would bring the subject too low... I should have burned it or cloned it out... or something.

I actually saw the little guy drop to the ground. He/She literally collapsed to the ground which is why it's front legs are positioned like that. It was interesting too see. I've come across fawns like this before. You can literally walk right up to them. I don't do that because you never know what the effect on the animal is going to be. It's instinct is to lay perfectly still. Bad when the predator knows you are there and good when it doesn't.