Rich, congrats on the 132 place finish. This is a pretty cool pic, not your usual still shot, but I thought this pic and the pic that came in 259th were about equal. Lowcivicman got shafted as he says. I saw many pics between yours and his that were not as worthy as his. But, congrats on the finish anyway.
Great capture, with nice composition. Although brownish in color it doesn't have the feel of a duotone. Maybe converting this to B&W and then adding the brown tone would have helped. I for sure don't think its DNMC, but believe you will get those people that feel it is. 7
Beautiful shot - perfectly focused, converted etc. Is there no way that it could have been cropped to include the top of the antler? No matter, this one gets a high score!
Nice action, but maybe a bit too close, or too low? As it is, the rather large patch of hillside/grass at the bottom left doesn't really add to the image, but the antlers are cut off. The light looks slightly harsh also, especially on the grass and horns. I don't know if you used a polarizer, but if not, it might help to use one in situations like this.