Young and Proud

[Fabs Forns]

Spikes here, with his antlers still covered in velvet, thought he was man enough to still the ladies off a 7 by in the meadow. He was ran out a few times and left as unworthy at the end :)
He still hung around in hope. There was another bull that came and got all the ladies, in a very close to body engagement ritual that we witnessed. We don't know what happened overnight, but our 7 by 7 had all the ladies back when we left the park. Spikes still didn't score :(

Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Lens (mm): 600
ISO: 800
Aperture: 8
Shutter: 1/800
Exp. Comp.: +1.3
full frame

[Nancy A Elwood]

Fabs you have captured some wonderful moments on your trip, this being one of my favorites. I am really looking forward to my time in December with Dale!! All the colors on this one just mesh soooo well.

[Harshad Barve]

Fabs
Seems that you had a grand trip :)
Lovely compo , expo and killer BG
TFS

[John Blumenkamp]

Nice one Fabs. :) He looks energetic, and his expression fits your description... I'm sure in a few more years he'll have his own large harem... ;-)

[peter delaney]

Spikes day will come....love stories with images... love the way he just melts in to his environ ...

peter

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Fabs, lovely enviromental image, and he IS certainly posing proud. Good HA, showing good detail on the head. Well captured.

[David Fletcher]

Super light and comp Fabs. Great info. He'll get his chance. (looks like he'll not be lucky for a couple of years though).

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Well done Fab. Love the lighting and the alert pose in this image.

[Marc Mol]

Great example of how these guys blend into the landscape, nice pose & comp.

[Ed Cordes]

Super image of a young buck. I like the story you presented.