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Battern, torn, old buck
« on: December 07, 2007, 06:37:55 PM »
I bet this guy was a lot bigger in his prime.  He looks pretty worn out.  He wasn't even paricipating in the rut. 


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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2007, 07:59:29 PM »
Cool pic.
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2007, 08:03:15 PM »
That old boy looks plumb tuckered out! Great photo. It is definately a cool pic.
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2007, 08:05:28 AM »
I know the feelin.
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2007, 08:53:06 AM »
he knows whats goin on. those are the ones that know when hunting season begins and ends. when its dangerous when its safest
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2007, 09:17:53 AM »
Great shot, even his eyes look fuzzy.
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2007, 03:15:51 PM »
He will relax and let the young forkeys do all the snorting and chasing, then when girly gets ready he will take over and finish the job. ;)
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2007, 04:04:18 PM »
Thats one of your better ones Pope.  Most f it do to the subject you captured.  Great picture. 
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2007, 07:28:43 PM »
great picture!
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #9 on: December 08, 2007, 07:59:46 PM »
Yeah, not a huge buck but interesting.  I noticed his right eye was psycho looking in all the pictures, kind of opaque.  I think he had some health issues.  He didn't look healthy.

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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2007, 01:07:42 AM »
Whats up with the blurr in front of him.  Is that photoshop, or your focus on a close up object.  Not being critical, just wondering what it is or why you did it?
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2007, 06:35:17 AM »
Bone, maybe your eyes are just blurry, you posted at 1am, go to bed!
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2007, 09:10:19 AM »
Um, the foreground blur and background blur are truly out of focus.  It was a 300mm f2.8 so there is only a narrow band of focus.  The depth of field is so shallow that only the face is in focus, even parts of the buck is out of focus.  I do quite a few photos with out of focus foreground/background as I believe it draws the eye and attention to the subject.  I guess I could crop some of it out...but I kinda like it.  Actually, I noticed on the top photo at the beginning of the post that the depth of field was so shallow even the ends of the rack were slightly out of focus but the face was tack sharp.  When I use my f5.6 lens I never get this type of background or foreground blur.  I like the "bokeh".

*Oh, my wife looked at it and noticed the same thing.  There is a little hill in front of him.  So the foreground is quite a distance in front of the buck.  There is probably 8 feet more grass until you reach the buck over the tiny rise in the foreground.  No photoshop other than adjust of levels, color balance, and then a general unsharp mask over the photo. 
« Last Edit: December 09, 2007, 09:17:03 AM by popeshawnpaul »
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2007, 12:58:57 PM »
You have no idea Iceman.  Been at work since 5 yesterday morning.  Now its about time to hit the sack.  thanks Pope.  It just seemed to stand out for some reason to my eye. Looked different than the norm I guess.
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Re: Battern, torn, old buck
« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2007, 07:10:55 PM »
Both are great pics. Keep them coming.  Awesome
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