I thought I should submit something, so try this. It's not a very original shot, but it's cute. Tech Specs: A long Canon telephoto (don't remember which), wide open, 1/60 or so, Sensia 100. It's a white tailed deer fawn, just in case anyone doesn't recognize it!

-- Bob Atkins (bobatkins@hotmail.com), August 14, 1998

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it's more than cute; it's sweet. the soft light and soft background are lovely. i find that the dark area at the far right is a little distracting and a little cropping on that end might help.

-- richard mittleman (gon2foto@gte.net), August 14, 1998.

Nice subject, nice exposure, great timing on the lighting. The way the fawn is looking away from the empty space to the right is a little distracting, though. The only improvement I can see would be to possibly recompose to put more empty space on the left and less on the right.

-- Mark Erickson (maericks@netcom.com), August 14, 1998.

I was hoping someone would mention the nice big catchlights in the eyes. Gotta have 'em.

Nice shot, Bob.

How'd you get that close to a white tail?

Keith

-- Keith Clark (ClarkPhotography@spiritone.com), August 14, 1998.

Big lens (500 or 600mm) and a local park right next to the Great Swamp NWR. Some of the deer are used to people passing by. Some let you get pretty close, some don't. It helps if you are quiet, don't move fast and let them come to you rather than you approach them. I don't use a blind (too much trouble). The problem is finding them in the right spot during the 10-20 minutes of good light around sunset!

-- Bob Atkins (bobatkins@hotmail.com), August 14, 1998.

Nice photo Bob. I like how the background is dark enough such that the body and head of the deer stand out. It's a petty we get the "Haze" when using JPEG compression.
Living in Australia, I haven't had any experience with wild deer. I will have to post some of the Australian flora and fauna to maintain the page's international flavour.

-- Adam Liedloff (a.liedloff@qut.edu.au), August 14, 1998.

Classic portrait, but the compression in the JPEG seems to be blurring a nice sharp line around the ears and along the back which prevents the subject from standing out as much as it could.

-- Preston Holmes (pholmes@ucsd.edu), August 16, 1998.

Great shot! I agree with above comment. It's more than cute. It's loveable. It also has a 3D effect. You expect the deer to take a step or return to grazing. It is not easy to get just the right color of a deer on film, but you've done it.

-- Mabel Huber (rurpho@tele-net.net), September 02, 1998.