Another Deer in Winter

[netadmin22]

I received some constructive comments regarding my previous post of a deer in a winter scene.

Here is another, wild deer, in large pine trees.

[img]http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/1318200303IMG_0491b-med.jpg[\img]

It was very early in the morning.
Lens was 75-300 IS at about 150mm zoom

[netadmin22]

I was unsuccessful in getting my imbedded image to work on the previous post. This is attempt two. This deer is about 25 yards, very early in the morning. I shot the pic with a 75-300 IS lens at about 125mm.

http://www.bytephoto.com/photopost/data/500/1318200303IMG_0491b-med.jpg

[eland]

Another good wildlife shot.
Composition is a bit better with the deer not dead center.
Cropping off the empty foreground to just below the deer
will add depth to the image and make the trees more prominent.
Scroll the image down to about 1cm below the deer's hooves and you'll see what I mean.

This deer also could stand to be lightened.
It really should stand out from the background.
Lots of ways to isolate the deer for this.
eg, Lasso tool, magic wand tool, Quick Mask.

Once you have isolated (selected) the deer, all changes made
will affect only the selected part of the image, ie the deer.

Then use levels preferably or even Brightness and Contrast
to get the deer looking how you want it.
Control D will remove the selection when you are done.

If you are working on the background image, Control Z
will undo anything you don't like and try again.
Or File.... Revert will take you back to the last saved version
of your image.

eland

[netadmin22]

Thanks for the detailed suggestions. I am learning from this forum every day. I'll work on that deer photo as you suggested and see what I can do.

[eland]

It's a fine photograph and worth a little effort.
Even cutting off the excess foreground will make a very big difference.

eland

[Mark Kemp]

I am impressed - you must be the invisible man!

How did you get so close to a wild deer to get it that big in the frame at 125mm??? I cant usually get that close to captive ones!

I hope you got some with the lens at the 300mm end too! the composition would be different but the whole or even part of the deer filling the frame could look really good too.

[netadmin22]

Mark Kemp wrote:
I am impressed - you must be the invisible man!

How did you get so close to a wild deer to get it that big in the frame at 125mm??? I cant usually get that close to captive ones!

I hope you got some with the lens at the 300mm end too! the composition would be different but the whole or even part of the deer filling the frame could look really good too.


Well, the numbers I gave might be a bit off but to answer your question....... I use a blind and spend about 30 days in the woods this fall. I had deer within 8 to 10 feet at times. They got used to the blind and walked right past it.