Some deer

A.N.Other · 22 Oct 2007 at 12:02

I've been getting up to get some shots of deer in the mist over the last few days. COLD! With a metal tripod, I rapidly lost the feeling in my fingers, but I got a few images that I thought were fairly decent.

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2) edited

3)

4)

5)

Any/all comments welcomed. I was thinking of putting either the second or the third into the tranquil competition, but I'm not sure which yet.

philio16 · 22 Oct 2007 at 12:10

Some good shots there! Where were they taken??

martinturner · 22 Oct 2007 at 12:24

Shot number 4 is really terrific, very much like the balance of everything. Would play with the levels a little on the others as some look a little over/under exposed in places.

Slogan · 22 Oct 2007 at 12:37

Number 4 really is a cracking picture.

Will_3rd · 22 Oct 2007 at 12:41

Wow nice

quite like 2 & 3

midville · 22 Oct 2007 at 12:43

I really like No 2, however all of them are nice. Is it Swinton Park ?

Irish_Tom · 22 Oct 2007 at 12:53

Really like 2 and 4.

Cracking set.

Panzer

A.N.Other · 22 Oct 2007 at 13:09

philio16 said:
Some good shots there! Where were they taken??

midville said:
I really like No 2, however all of them are nice. Is it Swinton Park ?

It's actually Magdalen College (Oxford) deer park. I have the unfair advantage that I can fall out of bed and be there in about 3 minutes.

Thanks for the comments. As some of you have pointed out, the exposures on some of them leave a bit to be desired, but with the darkness of the trees, the mist and then later the sun as well, it was proving quite a tricky exercise. It's clearly visible in 5, where although focussed on the deer, it was metering for the mist behind them, leaving little but silhouettes. Also in 2, where I was metering for the deer but then moved the frame for composition, which brought the sky into the shot, overexposing the top corner.

// EDIT // Thinking about it, I'll probably crop off the top of 2.

King4aDay · 22 Oct 2007 at 14:29

Yeah some promising shots there. I would go with a pretty severe crop off the top of 2, so that the grass/deer/leaves each constituted a third. I'd also be tempted to try and clone the foliage all the way across the frame.

I think 5 would also work well some of the top cropped away - I suspect it might look good in a square format.

Dazzlercee · 22 Oct 2007 at 14:59

Great shots, especially 4 and 5, they really bring out the atmosphere of a cold, misty morning.

philio16 · 22 Oct 2007 at 17:22

A.N.Other said:
It's actually Magdalen College (Oxford) deer park. I have the unfair advantage that I can fall out of bed and be there in about 3 minutes.

Thanks for the comments. As some of you have pointed out, the exposures on some of them leave a bit to be desired, but with the darkness of the trees, the mist and then later the sun as well, it was proving quite a tricky exercise. It's clearly visible in 5, where although focussed on the deer, it was metering for the mist behind them, leaving little but silhouettes. Also in 2, where I was metering for the deer but then moved the frame for composition, which brought the sky into the shot, overexposing the top corner.

// EDIT // Thinking about it, I'll probably crop off the top of 2.

Ive been workin with a girl who is doing a study on their behaviour for her dissertation, particularly red deer....got shed loads of photos to edit! Great time of year to photo them! Unfortunately im 45 mins from Lyme Park and Tatton Park up here in cheshire!

cpinch73 · 23 Oct 2007 at 21:46

I cant stop looking at 5...... its real quality, the sort of thing you might buy already framed! well done. :cool:

A.N.Other · 24 Oct 2007 at 13:12

Appreciate the comments and ideas, everyone.

cpinch73 said:
I cant stop looking at 5...... its real quality, the sort of thing you might buy already framed! well done.

Thank-you kindly!

robertgilbert86 · 24 Oct 2007 at 21:09

The blurred B+W one is most interesting for me, but I'd want more contrast, but getting this might be tricky as keeping the mist would be essential...