More Deer

matwhittington
Posted 09/10/2010 - 13:53 Link
Hello all. I was out for an early morning ramble again this morning in Richmond Park and the Deer rut is well and truly in full flow now. I was looking forward to the bright day forecast but it has yet to materialise... In fact the light was terrible but I managed to snap a few more shots of the deer and thought I would post them for interest. It was early and I really struggled with the light. In the end I used the DA* 200 (again) in the hope I could get a shutter speed around 1/200th second, which I managed but only by using f2.8 and ISO 1600 ... So the shots are not the most technically brilliant but the subject matter were/are fascinating and pretty awesome:

First up, a stag grunting and moaning his way around the park:

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A rival comes onto the scene and a tussle ensues:

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with antlers locked the two stags try to push one another into submission:

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The stag on the left looks to get the upper hand:

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but the other puts up some fierce resistance:

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The decisive moment. The right stag submits:

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leaving the victor to crow about it:

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I hope you like them. As I said, not the best photography conditions. That said, by the time I was having to head home, the park was filling up with photographers, tripods, and very large number of the biggest lenses I have ever seen! there must have been tens of thousands of pounds worth of gear in the place by mid-morning!

If anyone is in the area I recommend a trip into Richmond Park while the rut is on. It's quite a spectacle, the noises are primeval and the smell of the place is quite indescribable!

Cheers
Mat W

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Algernon
Posted 09/10/2010 - 15:16 Link
Brilliant I would love to watch a Deer rut, but don't fancy travelling to London.
I think there's on in Cheshire, I'll have to make enquiries.
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Algi
Edited by Algernon: 09/10/2010 - 15:17
snappychappy
Posted 09/10/2010 - 15:45 Link
A very nice wet, well captured, love the last shot.
gtis
Posted 09/10/2010 - 16:28 Link
hi algi
try lyme park cheshire
neil
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womble
Posted 09/10/2010 - 16:54 Link
Fascinating to see a series like that, good stuff. K.
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Noel
Posted 09/10/2010 - 17:22 Link
These are great shots Mat.
Best Wishes, Noel
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i-Berg
Posted 10/10/2010 - 06:37 Link
+ 1 for me Mat - nice work.

Still looking for the 'More Beer'...
Stuey
Posted 10/10/2010 - 13:02 Link
Algernon wrote:
Brilliant I would love to watch a Deer rut, but don't fancy travelling to London.
I think there's on in Cheshire, I'll have to make enquiries.
There's also Tatton Park in Cheshire
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matwhittington
Posted 10/10/2010 - 20:03 Link
Thanks for the kind comments everyone!

Regards
Mat W

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thoughton
Posted 10/10/2010 - 20:04 Link
Fab shots Mat, the last one in particular.
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Stuey
Posted 10/10/2010 - 21:17 Link
I nearly forgot

Nice shots, in fact very nice
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matwhittington
Posted 11/10/2010 - 06:22 Link
Thanks Tim and Stuart!

Regards
Mat W

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