Doe, A Deer
Posted Sun Jun 27, 2004 in
Photography
Wife and I decided to get out of the house and leave the in-laws some peace and quiet. The kids were off to see a cousin’s house.
We drove down the county road, making images of the road to share (at a later time, of course). As we topped one small hill, we saw two animals standing in the road. There was a doe and a fawn.
“Can you get a picture of them?”
“Too far away.”
“Will the longer lens help?”
“Yeah, but I still have to get closer. I’ll ease up and we’ll see what happens.”
I fully expected them to run, but I eased the truck up and watched them jump the fence into a brushy area. I pulled up to where they crossed, and there they were, standing off about thirty feet from my location.
“Get me the longer lens—it’s in the middle compartment of my bag.”
I squeezed off a frame with the 28-70mm zoom, knowing it wasn’t long enough. Wife handed me the 200mm zoom and I put it on the body, quickly. I turned to face the doe and fawn and they were still there, looking at us with curiosity.
I leaned on the door and fired off a couple of frames, then started talking to them. Their ears went up and they looked at me. The image above resulted from that little bit of talking.
- **Nice** capture!
— dan 27 June 2004, 13:17 #
- Wow - I kept seeing deer on our last trip but they zip away so quickly - and you got a fawn too! Good going!
— batgrl 27 June 2004, 15:04 #
- Thanks!
— ruminator 27 June 2004, 23:54 #
- Great shot! I'm impressed with the quality of the image. The depth of field gives the impression of a deliberate vignette, very well framed.
It looks like you're becoming well adapted to your new gear. Now you've really got my juices flowing, my new goal for this year is to obtain a good digital camera.
Thanks for sharing.
— Lonetree 29 June 2004, 15:28 #
- It was a deliberate vignette. I saw the branches and moved around to make them a frame of the animals. I love that sort of thing.
Thanks!
— ruminator 1 July 2004, 06:01 #