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Is it cheating to be sitting on the couch in your living room when taking the photo?

OverTheHill wrote in post #18925035
Is it cheating to be sitting on the couch in your living room when taking the photo?

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Absolutely. The correct protocol is to move your couch outside and wait there for subjects to stroll by. Better have waterproof slipcovers, though.

mkkaczy wrote in post #18923394

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Love the stillness and action all in one. Great capture.

One shot a while back. Dunno who was more surprised, the deer or myself. Fairly close by along a trail, it just stood still for a staring match.

A mother moose and her two calves crossed the trail where my wife and I were walking this week in Nova Scotia, Cabot Trail

Daxiesmum wrote in post #18921985
Couple of moose having a sparring match. One of a series.

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Fantastic picture!

OverTheHill wrote in post #18925035
Is it cheating to be sitting on the couch in your living room when taking the photo?

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Just if you take the picture while she is licking peanut butter from your fingers.

Look- I'm a moose!

Capn Jack wrote in post #18931285
Look- I'm a moose!

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That's a neat pic! . He looks like a very large, fully mature buck. . Was that pic taken in late May or early June? . I bet he's sporting a great big rack by now!

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Here's a pic of my buddy getting in position for some nice head-on images.

Notice that the buck in the foreground is all "bristled up", which shows that he is the dominant buck, and that the other buck is walking away in deference to his superiority. . Of course, that means that the smaller buck is presenting a great opportunity to my friend, while the larger buck will be somewhat obstructed, and hence more difficult to shoot. . It always seems to go that way! . Murphy's Law at work.

Tom Reichner wrote in post #18932497
That's a neat pic! . He looks like a very large, fully mature buck. . Was that pic taken in late May or early June? . I bet he's sporting a great big rack by now!

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Here's a pic of my buddy getting in position for some nice head-on images.

Notice that the buck in the foreground is all "bristled up", which shows that he is the dominant buck, and that the other buck is walking away in deference to his superiority. . Of course, that means that the smaller buck is presenting a great opportunity to my friend, while the larger buck will be somewhat obstructed, and hence more difficult to shoot. . It always seems to go that way! . Murphy's Law at work.

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Nice shots of your deer and friend! Thanks for the explanation of "deer language"
The EXIF says I took the picture 12 May this year.

Capn Jack wrote in post #18932669
The EXIF says I took the picture 12 May this year.

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That's earlier than I had expected ..... which means that he got off to a VERY good start! . He will be a big huge stud for sure. . I hope you get to photograph him again this fall.

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Tom Reichner wrote in post #18932702
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That's earlier than I had expected ..... which means that he got off to a VERY good start! . He will be a big huge stud for sure. . I hope you get to photograph him again this fall.

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I wish, but I doubt it. I'm lucky enough to get to visit customers and if all goes well, I have a chance to take pictures.
I'm not joking, the problem with this customer was they didn't refill the carrier solvent for their mass spectrometer.
It took them more time to fill the bottle than it took for me to see the problem. But it left me plenty of time to look around and shoot pictures.