Bambi in the Bushes

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I got this young one going thru our backyard. Notice the racing stripes on its forehead. Unique.

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Background/foreground/cropping?

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Z9, 180-600 lens, Nikon 14 TC, monopod, 1/1000th, f 8.0, 252mm, ISO 12800, cropped to 4996 x 3888.

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Hi Dave, nice catch of a beautiful deer. The straight on look works very well. My only critique is that the foreground is a bit bright. If you could darken it down a lot it would keep my eye on the deer. Second, and this is something drilled into me years ago so it might not be applicable in all cases. I was told to always leave room in the frame so that the unseen legs and feet could be visible. To me, because I was indoctrinated this way, the deer feels cut off. But you know, we cut off legs of people in portraits so why not animals…ok enough rambling. Great catch.