I recently captured this handsome buck that was intensely following a doe thru our yard.
Is this a composite: No
D500, Nikon 200-500 lens, Nikon 1.4 TC, hand held, 1/800th, f 8.0, 370mm, ISO 6400, AI Clear, cropped to 3862 x 3031
Intense image, Dave. I like your positioning of the buck. The only thing I would have preferred is a bit of less DOF. The tree kind of conflicts and makes the buck merge with the tree…but the look and the intensity is terrific.
Wonderful shot!! He does look like he’s on a mission.
I think you might tone down the orange and highlights along the bottom – they are a bit of an eye magnet. The oranges might be able to be bent toward green.
Great subject with beautiful antlers!
You may burn the oof foliage.
