Say Cheese...

[Amy Nelson]

I went out yesterday for about an hour in the morning and then again for a few hours up to dark (I would say sunset, but unfortunately it didn't happen). This is the first time I've been out shooting in many weeks and it felt so good to be out.

Both times a buck totally caught me off guard. I was shooting the mountains in the opposite direction when I caught sight of this guy coming up behind me. I was so excited and unprepared to shoot something that close. He was only 25-30 feet away, stood there for a minute let me get a couple of shots off and then took a right turn and headed off back into the woods. The one this morning really surprised me. I was crouched down in the middle of a bridge taking photos of early morning frost next to a river, and all of a sudden there was a buck standing at the end of the bridge just watching me. Unfortunately I was shooting in IR and he was standing in a shady area so the shot didn't come out that great.

 

[Ben Egbert]

Two great images of a very nice buck. Good work here. I usually have too short a lens on when I encounter wildlife while doing landscapes.

 

[JimFox]

This is really cool Amy! It’s amazing how they can sneak up on us.

I sure like both of these shots.

I try when in those areas to have my 2nd body already set up with a long lens just in case.

 

[Kyle Jones]

Really nice lighting in these. Beautiful buck.

 

[AlanLichty]

Neat shots - usually we are the ones trying to sneak up on them