Few of a fawn all grown up (and lesson learned)
Jan 4, 2016 19:48:18 #
Few of a fawn all grown up. On July 6, 2015, I posted a few pictures of a very cooperative fawn. (pics #1 and 2, below). I was out on December 31, 2015, in the same location and took these pictures of a deer. Not sure if it is the same fawn all grown up or not, but it is certainly thriving.
And lesson learned I grabbed my camera (D5300 w/ 18-140 Nikkor), made sure batteries were charged, and headed out. Life was good cooperative subject, lighting, etc..., until I got back home to look at the images. The images just were not as sharp and clean as they should have been. To my chagrin I discovered that the picture quality was set to JPEG basic, and not my normal JPEG fine that I use when shooting animals. Then I remembered I had been experimenting with image quality settings one day and forgot to re-set to JPEG fine. So, lesson learned after making sure batteries are charged make sure settings are what I want before heading out on a photographic adventure.
C&C welcome.
And lesson learned I grabbed my camera (D5300 w/ 18-140 Nikkor), made sure batteries were charged, and headed out. Life was good cooperative subject, lighting, etc..., until I got back home to look at the images. The images just were not as sharp and clean as they should have been. To my chagrin I discovered that the picture quality was set to JPEG basic, and not my normal JPEG fine that I use when shooting animals. Then I remembered I had been experimenting with image quality settings one day and forgot to re-set to JPEG fine. So, lesson learned after making sure batteries are charged make sure settings are what I want before heading out on a photographic adventure.
C&C welcome.
Fawn #1
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Fawn #2
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Deer #1
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Deer #2
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Deer #3
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Deer #4
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Jan 4, 2016 20:23:45 #
Still nice captures. I shot a whole bunch of photos in very shady places with 100 ISO. Needless to day I was very disappointed with the results. I was able to save them with Lightroom and Topaz but they were a lot of work.
Jan 4, 2016 20:31:05 #
Yooper 2 wrote:
Still nice captures. I shot a whole bunch of photos in very shady places with 100 ISO. Needless to day I was very disappointed with the results. I was able to save them with Lightroom and Topaz but they were a lot of work.
Thanks. These took a bit of work in PSE 12, but there is only so much you can do.
Jan 4, 2016 21:03:23 #
The fawn pictures are beautiful and it is nice to think this grown deer might be the fawn from earlier. Either way, the deer pictures worked out well and your little mistake didn't keep you from getting good shots!
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Jan 5, 2016 22:09:48 #
Thank you all for the comments.
I was very surprised that the fawn stayed as still as it did (about 3 minutes) before it got up and just walked away. I will be on the lookout for more fawns next spring as well. The deer are part of a small urban deer herd, and wander out of the woods that surrounds our church property in the evening, munching on the grass, plants, trees, etc... . If all else fails I can usually expect to find some deer there to practice my wildlife photography skills. In fact, if you look in the background you will see gray asphalt of the parking lot and a white sign to the right of the deer.
I was very surprised that the fawn stayed as still as it did (about 3 minutes) before it got up and just walked away. I will be on the lookout for more fawns next spring as well. The deer are part of a small urban deer herd, and wander out of the woods that surrounds our church property in the evening, munching on the grass, plants, trees, etc... . If all else fails I can usually expect to find some deer there to practice my wildlife photography skills. In fact, if you look in the background you will see gray asphalt of the parking lot and a white sign to the right of the deer.
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