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Submitted: April 9, 2009
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Model:Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Shutter Speed:100/40000 second
Aperture:F/7.1
Focal Length:300 mm
ISO Speed:400
Date Taken:Aug 20, 2008, 1:14:28 PM

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velvetby ~eythan

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Wild Animals

This kingly deer is just entering into velvet, when they shed their antlers and grow new, larger ones.

You can tell by the bit of blood at the base.

I've always loved deer. They're beautiful creatures. And reading David Clement Davies' "Firebringer" when I was young probably instilled something too.

This is a black-tailed deer, probably a mule deer; it can be hard to tell.

*NiteMuse Apr 5, 2010 Hobbyist General Artist

Beautiful shot! Love it!

Randomly: I think it's just the Blacktail Deer. Mule Deer have much larger ears, and wider spread between the beams of the antlers. Blacktail and Whitetail share the similar racks.

~eythan Jan 6, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

Yeah I think you're right, I've seen a whole lot more of them now (they're on the road I walk on to get to work every day!) and they're definitely just regular Blacktails.

*NiteMuse Jan 9, 2011 Hobbyist General Artist

~izzi-the-Great Apr 12, 2009

I really love this picture, probably all the details on it. It's just...gorgeous.

But the placement of the deer is right smack in the center of the photo - maybe next time try a different angle of it? Don't get me wrong, I think it's a great photo, and I know how hard it is to get a shot of a wild animal (and sometimes domesticated). The focus is great as you can see every little stitch of fur on him, not to mention he's actually looking right at the camera.

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~eythan Apr 13, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks

But the deer isn't centered. He's definitely frame-right.

~izzi-the-Great Apr 13, 2009

Well it was hard for me to put into words, and still is. xD I know it's on the right, I was just talking about maybe cutting off a little portion of it, so to make it kinda unique and the viewer can...not guess but...again, hard.

I'm not trying to argue, I'm just trying to explain myself.

~jochannon Apr 10, 2009

Beautiful creatures; absolutely beautiful.

Great picture; I don't s'

ose you've got any more?

~eythan Apr 10, 2009 Hobbyist Photographer

I actually have another picture of this guy in my scraps

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~jochannon Apr 11, 2009

Cool! Thankz

~MalangellEliorahan Apr 9, 2009 Professional General Artist

very pretty
I've always wondered how they felt like

hehe this is one of those shots that you would see in like a National Geographic magazine or something

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