Sorry to hear about your buck! Nice shot anyways, yeah I agree cropping out the top would definiately keep my eye on the buck, I seem to keep looking for some thing else
Sad news today. This deer was hit by a car and found dead by the side of the road... bummer. But I'm sure that his genetics are spread in the heard we have in our neighborhood (30+ doe).
Thank you for the comments. I really didn't want to post this picture as the picture I "was" trying to get was of some turkey vultures consuming a dead deer. I felt I could get a good picture of them if I could get close enough but everytime I tried they would fly away. Even parked myself near the site for over an hour trying....
This deer is actually part of a large heard that roams my neighborhood. I was lucky to run into him at the time of the challenge. Actually, for the same problem as the vultures I couldn't get close enough to get a close shot so as some of you noticed this shot looks processed because I had to really crop into it.
This only argues that I really, really, really need a telephoto lens for my camera. Looking at the 70-200l lens now ;-).
The composition and "pose" are great, but, technically, I feel that the image falls flat. The focus seems a bit off and the colors aren't quite vibrant.