Velvet Buck

Roaddog 52Roaddog 52 Registered Users Posts: 309 Major grins
edited August 30, 2012 in Wildlife
I haven't had a lot of opportunity to pick the camera up in the past couple of years, but I managed to take a detour during a business trip to Montana.

I traveled north out of Missoula to the National Bison Range and captured this Mule deer buck in velvet one afternoon.


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Comments

  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    Very nice capture and good use of the light.
    Harry
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    How many photographers does it take to change a light bulb? 50. One to change the bulb, and forty-nine to say, "I could have done that better!"
  • PGMPGM Registered Users Posts: 2,007 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    I love the first one, and agree with Harry (naturally) that the light is beautiful. Best, Pam
  • Roaddog 52Roaddog 52 Registered Users Posts: 309 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2012
    Harry and Pam, thanks for your comments. It was a thrill to get up on this guy and get these images with the velvet all a glow with the backlighting.
    I don't know where I'm goin, but I'm goin anyway.
  • fool4thecityfool4thecity Registered Users Posts: 632 Major grins
    edited August 28, 2012
    Love the rim light/backlighing in these images, very beautiful. Nicely done.
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  • Randy LawsonRandy Lawson Registered Users Posts: 21 Big grins
    edited August 30, 2012
    Very nice,. It is alway nice to be in the field photographing the whitetail.
    Randy
  • Roaddog 52Roaddog 52 Registered Users Posts: 309 Major grins
    edited August 30, 2012
    Mike and Randy, thanks for taking the time to view and comment.

    Randy, this isn't meant to be critical, just a little info to help identify Mule deer and White tails. The main differences are the obvious tail and the antlers. The antlers of a mule deer branch off of the main beam and fork. A Whitetail has all the points coming off of the main beam.

    Phil
    I don't know where I'm goin, but I'm goin anyway.
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