Doe

MyCameraEye · Feb 15, 2006

I shot this deer with my 500mm Sigma lens though she was so close to me I actually zoomed out to 270mm.

EXIF: NIKON D70 1/125 sec f 6.3 270 mm

aprilraven · Feb 15, 2006

man, she has a great coat...and looks so healthy..... good capture, mce...

i can see her little eyelashes......

LaFoto · Feb 15, 2006

Oh. How did you do this?
I mean: what did you do so she did not bolt and ran?
Have you spent a long time in the same spot, waiting for her to come out?
This is really good. Even at 300mm, which is the longest focus any of my lenses can offer me, I have never had any of "my" deer fill even half of my frames. Way cool!

(My car has "seen" a doe like this from MUCH nearer, but that is a different, very sad story...)

MyCameraEye · Feb 15, 2006

Well as beautiful as these creatures are, I hunt them as well during hunting season. Off season, I do a lot of scouting so I will sit in one of my many spots I hunt from and sit there all day in my attempts to try to pattern them. Off season, I bring my camera and Binoculars with me and if a good shot presents itself, I will capture it. I often get rabbits, squirells, woodshucks, ground hogs, and chipmunks while out and about in addition to birds and stuff.

MyCameraEye · Feb 15, 2006

LaFoto · Feb 15, 2006

What?
You bumb your threads within a quarter of an hour?
Impatience-day in Washington D.C. today?

MyCameraEye · Feb 15, 2006

I'm originally from NY so that New Yorker in me sometimes strikes!

LaFoto · Feb 15, 2006

Ah. I see.
Or not?
Well, I'll find out when I'll be in New York before I'll come to DC for the meet-up

. They might all be in a permanent state of hurry and impatience?

MyCameraEye · Feb 15, 2006

New Yorkers are very kind and nice people who are always willing to help but you will discover they like things done fast ans they want it yesterday, not today or tomorrow. I am one of them I guess

shoedumas · Feb 15, 2006

:thumbup:Very Nice, I like the way its staring at the Camera like it's in the headlights. I also like the way it's ears are streaked back too! Gives its sorta more of the effect of fear in the headlights.:mrgreen:

nvr2low · Feb 15, 2006

nice shot, i posted a shot of a few NY deer over the weekend.

let me know what you think of mine.
http://thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42186

Raymond J Barlow · Feb 15, 2006

nice shot, looks like some dim lighting there too., I didn't even go out today., even though it was 40+ f today.

MyCameraEye · Feb 15, 2006

O posted comments on your shot as well Nice job!

nvr2low said:
nice shot, i posted a shot of a few NY deer over the weekend.

let me know what you think of mine.
http://thephotoforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42186