Doe and Fawn

[barmy]

I knew that trying to photograph these elusive animals would be difficult, but I never expected it to be nearly impossible.

Tri-X rated @400 in Xtol
1/30s f4
135mm f2.8

[>JJ<]

Gday Barmy,

Nice shot!, I really like the deer's expression, ready to run at any sight of danger.

I would like to see a crop of that single deer by itself. It would make the picture easyier to read, and more gripping.

[Sharon_M]

I knew that trying to photograph these elusive animals would be difficult, but I never expected it to be nearly impossible.

Tri-X rated @400 in Xtol
1/30s f4
135mm f2.8

I agree, it is difficult to capture a good shot of deer but you did a very good job of it. I like the shot but I think I would crop out the fawn too, IMHO.

Sharon

[Hindey]

Hi,
I like the photo, it must have been very difficult to capture them. However, I agree with the comments above. I think a tighter crop around the doe would make the image more striking, because to be honest the fawn is lost and not well defined (a credit to his camoflage I guess!).

Nice shot anyway
Chris

[dadas115]

Have you considered trying a longer lens? I think a nice tight composition would be nice as you will be able to see more details about the deer. Maybe a vertical crop would be nice on this one because I do like the trees in the background. This is a shot I got using a 400mm f/5.6 lens. I sort of surprised this one while out hiking. I know those deer usually won't let you get very close so the focal length can really make a difference if you have it available.

Greg

[Spike]

Elusive animals? The deer in the parks around here are so tame, you don't need a long lens.

I agree with the other comments made - would like to see more doe, less surroundings and no fawn. I like your choice of b&w.

Spike

I knew that trying to photograph these elusive animals would be difficult, but I never expected it to be nearly impossible.

[barmy]

I like your shot. Yes, I have a 300mm f5.6 but it's really hard to focus in dim light. If I had used my 300mm for this shot I would have had to use 1/15s @ f5.6 and I try to avoid shooting wide open on any of my lenses. I've learned that 1/30s is about the slowest shutter speed. As you can see here by using the 135mm from a distance of about 60 feet it's a cross between a landscape and a wildlife shot.

[barmy]

Hi,
I like the photo, it must have been very difficult to capture them. However, I agree with the comments above. I think a tighter crop around the doe would make the image more striking, because to be honest the fawn is lost and not well defined (a credit to his camoflage I guess!).

Nice shot anyway
Chris

Thanks for the advice. Is this better?

[bobbythebandit]

Yes cropped shot is a winner. Well done.
Bobby

[Seb]

I knew that trying to photograph these elusive animals would be difficult, but I never expected it to be nearly impossible.

Tri-X rated @400 in Xtol
1/30s f4
135mm f2.8

Hello Barmy,

Nice work! I have to say that I clearly prefer your original picture over the crop best. A tight crop obviously have advantages of it's own but it seems to me that these crop are overly used and I find your original composition/background to be especially interesting (I would simply like to have a little more space at the extreme right of the frame).

I just don't think that the size of the picture as posted here (forum limits...) do justice to your photo but I bet that it would be superb if you were to have a 11x14 print made of it.

regards

Seb