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    Learning more with every "click" mjs1973's Avatar
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    A cold drink to start the morning

    Took these this morning. I have been wanting to get a shot of a deer drinking out of this pond for over a year now. I would have loved to have seen a huge buck, but I will take what I can get.
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    Re: A cold drink to start the morning

    that first one is nothing short of amazing Mike !!!
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    Re: A cold drink to start the morning

    Love the reflections Michael Excellent Captures.
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    Re: A cold drink to start the morning

    Michael, great images. I especially like the first one. If they were mine, I would be putting one or both on my wall somewhere.

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    Re: A cold drink to start the morning

    Thanks Ben, Knight and WG.

    The drinking deer with the reflection in the water is what I was after. The buck in the second photo was actually a lot closer to me than the doe was. The doe shot was taken at 452mm, the buck at 170mm. The buck didn't stay by the water long enough to get zoom in for a closer shot. He did keep coming closer and closer to me after he got his drink tho.
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    Re: A cold drink to start the morning

    Great images, Michael.

    Love the second buck shot in the inital post - what a posture! I like the composition and the size of the buck in relation to the frame. If only the moss wasn't there so that the entire reflection could be seen. Perhaps next time. Definitely worth continued exploration.

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    Re: A cold drink to start the morning

    Super shots, that first one is amazing with the reflection.

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    Re: A cold drink to start the morning

    Nice deer images Mike, I love the doe drinking.
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