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Challenge: Zen Photography II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D2H
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f2.8-4.0D
Location: Valley Forge Nat'l Park, PA
Date: Jun 21, 2009
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 3 Sec
Galleries: Landscape, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 21, 2009

[Jun. 28th, 2009 11:46:56 PM]

So I was framing up to take shots of this tree after sunset, about 830 pm or so, from below the tree far enough to get the silhouette against the sky backdrop... and here come these deer walking across the way and feeding on the grass. It was pretty dark out and i was working with a 3 second exposure, and so with my camera on my tripod, I hit the delay timer and let out a loud yelp to grab the deer's attention and stop them from moving long enough to get a shot in, haha.

Post-processing very minimal. The afterglow of the sun was still burning and came thru in the long exposure, but I submitted everything really hastily and got caught at midnight with this version with a green cast that I eliminated in subsequent edits... Also in turn made the sunset a bit more vibrant, but what can you do.

*Thank you so much for the comments & faves! 4 while voting is a record for me i think :D

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 146
Avg (all users): 6.4305
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.2424
Avg (non-participants): 6.5765
Views since voting: 1454
Views during voting: 292
Votes: 151
Comments: 12
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 06/30/2009 02:37:51 AM
Congrats on Top20 Adam, wonderfully serene shot
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 06/28/2009 08:40:09 PM
Great shot Adam, and nice job going with your instincts to keep them deer still!
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 06/28/2009 08:37:12 PM
Well done, Adam. I would never suspect this was taken by one of my fellow New Yorkers! :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/24/2009 02:53:05 PM
Lovely silhouettes. Usually I want to be closer to the wildlife but this shot puts them into their habitat and works wonderfully well.
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 06/23/2009 05:20:20 AM
Almost the classic zen shot. The deer are a real bonus here. Colors work well except the greenish sky doesn't look natural to me.
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 06/22/2009 05:42:06 PM
Beautiful place, beautiful scene, and it just makes me happy.
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 06/22/2009 05:00:32 PM
Excellent! 9
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 06/22/2009 01:08:05 PM
Great silhouetts. I love the juxtaposition of the two small deer against the enormity of the tree. Well done and glad they didn't run off before you got the shot.
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 06/22/2009 07:57:24 AM
This is absolutely beautiful!
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 06/22/2009 06:25:48 AM
A beautiful photo, did you ask the deer to pose for you? LOL
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 06/22/2009 04:23:29 AM
Love the silhouettes, this one should do well.
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 06/21/2009 08:48:10 PM
Nice.
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