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Challenge: Free Study 2021-10 (Standard Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm X-T20
Lens: Fujifilm XF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 R LM.OIS WR
Location: Bentveld, the Netherlands
Date: Oct 20, 2021
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Oct 25, 2021

 Fallow deer in the 'Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen'

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
How many hours did you have to stalk this bad boy to get this shot? Wonderful.


In this area the fallow deer are not at all shy, you can easily approach them to 30-50ft distance. During the rut (3-4weeks in October) the bucks and does appear in rutting areas which are at the same location every year, and they're easily found by the groaning sound the bucks make. Most action can be seen in the morning when a lot of fighting, trashing of branches, stamping, parading is going on continuously. As a photographer you can keep shooting...

Originally posted by vawendy:
Is this a Sara shot with the awesome lens? Do your dear always have spots? Or is he really a first year guy? -8-


No it's not Sara's, but thanks for the compliment I admire her nature shots. And the lens was a rental, for one day. Indeed awesome, I think I'm in love and I'll have to start saving bucks for it ;-)
They all have spots to more or less extent. This buck is rather light, some are much darker and then the spots are less obvious. I don't think this is a first year guy, their anglers grow larger every year and this one is rather big.


Thank you for the comments and votes

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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 11/07/2021 07:12:15 PM
Is this a Sara shot with the awesome lens? Do your dear always have spots? Or is he really a first year guy? -8-
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 11/04/2021 09:49:54 PM
Wow, very cool shot! Not crazy about the colors but the timing of this, just awesome.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-5
Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Zuiko
 11/03/2021 06:37:03 AM
nice capture great pose
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 11/01/2021 08:27:44 PM
How many hours did you have to stalk this bad boy to get this shot? Wonderful.
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