Winter Deer

jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
edited February 3, 2009 in Wildlife
I'm not sure what kind of deer these are, but the melting snow led a number of them to congregate on a nearby hill at Grants Farm here in St. Louis county.

I thought the white snow made a white vignette work. I think.

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And here's a high key version of the same. But I don't know if I like it as much.

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I'm mostly a landscape and city guy, so I'm not confident about my wildlife shots. What do you think?
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Comments

  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2009
    I like the captures Jeff. You handled the exposure well. I'm not sure about the vignetting though.
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Major grins Rockledge, FL on the Space CoastPosts: 0 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2009
    I like them both thumb.gif
    Having both to look at I vote for #1, to me, by comparison, they look just a bit "too light" in the high key. But I like the lighter background behind them in the high key. I'd also like just a little more space on the left edge.

    Jim
  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2009
    Jim K wrote:
    I like them both thumb.gif
    Having both to look at I vote for #1, to me, by comparison, they look just a bit "too light" in the high key. But I like the lighter background behind them in the high key. I'd also like just a little more space on the left edge.

    Jim

    Thanks, Harry & Jim. I appreciate the comments. The exposure wasn't too difficult. Just a +1.0 EV to compensate for the snow.

    Here's the image without the vignetting.

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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2009
    Better with no vignetting (I think). thumb.gif Your avatar looks like it is hunting these girlsrolleyes1.gif Do you hunt?
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  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited February 2, 2009
    dlplumer wrote:
    Better with no vignetting (I think). thumb.gif Your avatar looks like it is hunting these girlsrolleyes1.gif Do you hunt?

    I do hunt, Dan. But not these beauties. mwink.gif
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 2, 2009
    Well...I think the vignetting works very nicely in this image.

    I like the shot too! :D
  • jeffmeyersjeffmeyers Registered Users Posts: 1,535 Major grins
    edited February 2, 2009
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Well...I think the vignetting works very nicely in this image.

    I like the shot too! :D

    Thanks, Ric. I appreciate it!
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    Jeff Meyers
  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2009
    Looks like an exotic deer.

    I like it without the vig. Nice anyway!

    Photographing wildlife is sooo much like hunting!
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  • JustPlainMeJustPlainMe Registered Users Posts: 190 Major grins
    edited February 3, 2009
    Beautiful shots! I sure do miss Grant's Farm. You have such a rich environment up there, I'm getting tired of taking pictures of squirrels and the bayou! :)

    Ditto on the vignetting. I like it without.

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