Oh, deer, oh, deer, no birds today!

Went out looking for water birds to shoot last weekend at a local lake (was hoping to find some wood ducks ) but didn't find any. Did see a pair of great blue herons but as soon as I set up my tripod, lens and camera, they decided it was time to move on.

The trip wasn't for naught, though. As I was getting ready to leave, a couple of deer came prancing my way. Since my gear was already put away, I grabbed the 500 with the camera attached and shot these handheld.

Both shot with 30D, EF 500 f/4 + 1.4x TC, Av, ISO 200, 1/640, f/7.1, AI Servo, Evaluative

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Nice shots period, but handheld? Wow.
They really pop.

Wow! I see lots of does, but have never, to my knowledge, seen a buck.
And we have lots of deer around these parts.

Nancy

great shots Leo,fellow Pa you should go to Valley Forge Park and you can get really goods without the big lens.

Aaaaah,that 500 L thing , one of these days i`ll win the lottery,won`t i?

Very nice captures and tack sharp Leo.

Excellent shots and hand held too. Way to go Leo.

Picked up great detail and good colour in these shots. Good quality shots Leo.

Great handheld shots Leo...

Excellent and you for sure have a steady hand.

Beautifull captures, PA has to be the deer capital of the world.

Very nice shots.

I see antler growing season is off to a good start. Would like to see these guys in a couple of weeks to see how fast an antler actually grows. Well done Leo!

Zip

Great shots, I really like the pose in the second image.

exellent shots! Nice and sharp with great detail.

Wow! I wish I could hold my 70-210 that good.