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The Yearling

Yearling buck

8 total reviews 
Comment from Envision


You got so close that even the texture of those horns is rich and full of great detail. Your colors are nice too and the light in the eye looks good. I really like how the whiskers show and the tiny fuzz on the horns.

 Comment Written 17-Feb-2018


reply by the author on 18-Feb-2018
    Thanks so much,I was fortunate to be only a few feet away from him!
Comment from michiganmike


A very fine tightly framed composition. The detail in the antlers and eye is very good and the colors are excellent. Best of luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 15-Feb-2018


reply by the author on 18-Feb-2018
    Thank you so much for your review!
Comment from Pamela Ruggiero


Does the state of his antlers including how big they are tell you this is a yearling? I thought they shed their antlers every year and grew new ones. Nice composition, well framed and a good entry for the contest. It was an aesthetic choice whether or not to keep the leaves, to blur them or to mute them. Not sure if I would have blurred the leaves not covering the buck. I am not a photographer, so, what do I know? Thank you for sharing and best of luck with this image

 Comment Written 15-Feb-2018


reply by the author on 15-Feb-2018
    I apologize for not leaving complete notes,which I have remedied! This buck is a year old,having been born the previous year, so us referred to as a yearling-this is his first set of antlers. Thank you so much for lookling and leaving a great review!
Comment from Jo Calderbank


A lovely capture of this yearling buck
Sharp focus and clarity helps to see nice details especially the softness on the growing antlers,
Nice eye clarity,
The bucks stands well defined against the natural foliage. Nice contest entry.
Good luck.

 Comment Written 15-Feb-2018


reply by the author on 18-Feb-2018
    Thank you very much!
Comment from Sean T Phelan


Your nicely focused and pleasantly colorful profile portrait photo of this young male deer makes for a very enjoyable picture,my friend!
It's a very 'Good Show' indeed! : )
~Sean

 Comment Written 15-Feb-2018


reply by the author on 18-Feb-2018
    Thanks so much,I really appreciate your review!
reply by Sean T Phelan on 18-Feb-2018
    You're very welcome!
Comment from AHRowell


Presentation and visual impact are impressive. Nice close up shot with great focus and clarity. Beautiful framing and lighting. A great entry for the wildlife contest! Much luck, Amy

 Comment Written 14-Feb-2018


reply by the author on 18-Feb-2018
    Thank you very much!
Comment from alaskapat


Beautifully photographed Yearling buck, well focused, nice clear image shows good detail. Beautiful subject, placed well in frame good exposure , he's got his ears back like he's listening intently, very well presented!

 Comment Written 14-Feb-2018


reply by the author on 18-Feb-2018
    Thanks so much for your review!
Comment from Life is but a dream.


A lovely portrait of this buck with good sharp focus where even the velvet on his horns is visible, excellent.

I like the portrait orientation on this presentation and how the animal has been captured surrounded by nothing obstructive. Showing the beauty of his environment in sharp focus makes the image richer.

I bet when you shot this and saw how beautiful it came out it made your heart skip a beat.

 Comment Written 14-Feb-2018


reply by the author on 18-Feb-2018
    Many thanks for your very kind review,I appreciate it very much! :)