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cameraCanon EOS 7D

settings Aperture f/2.8 ISO 100 Shutter 1/320 

locationPoint Reyes Station, California, US

upload_dateJun, 2013

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Awards

Contest Finalist in Animals In The Wild Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Depth In Nature Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Call Of The Wild Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Wildlife In Remote Places Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Lost In The Field Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in Alpha Male Photo Contest
Contest Finalist in 300 Furry Friends Photo Contest
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Peer Award
richardeaton_9707 TonyGuzmanG JoaoLavadinho davidjprosser Ulysees Vorster gman176 +249
Superb Composition
slemmer bhagirathsinhrathod luvmtnlife MarkWJohnsonwyo Spartaneyesphotography chrissywhittaker cristinacovas +228
Top Choice
Jaspa CURUTCHET LeeVarland gdufour darylchamlee Txilekoa PopescuSergiuValentin +118
Absolute Masterpiece
MariHa davidsloan_2076 Seebug8 robiecagle DeonG johnroden PaulEnigma +116
Outstanding Creativity
davidsloan alyssakline tomgallant_6441 jenibrown 79Au mcampi erezs +41
Magnificent Capture
FreshBreezePhotos kennyhimes Iswift edhendricks Free-Spirit carolcardillo Rooky1 +31
All Star
estercastillo08 robbiewade Jpietraszkiewicz milkysworld24 rickymanumit1080 GentleSoul444 christinb85 +20
Superior Skill
sydneywarmer HalosHeart Lise-Richer-David mkweaver GNikolovPhotography Foggy mattiabonavida +12
Great Find
scottbennett Shoovar michellerafter samisharp lynstew Katlyn Bonnie_D +6
Jaw Dropping
angelahogg kronkrasniqi judithmatthews johnchessum veralabunny WileKyK toml721
Exceptional Contrast
Safarinorth chrishowley Behind-the-scenesbyDory THOMMAS
One Of A Kind
pemaphoto kelliepraterarmetta AndyMyers
Genius
marybell srimanta
Virtuoso
LifeForcePhotography Ryanbrookskiwi
VIP Favorite
pranab
Master Editing
mrspaulding
Love it
Albert-Serra-Photography

Top Ranks

The Animal Planet Photo ContestTop 10 rank
The Animal Planet Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Picturing Other Species Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Animals Around Us Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Animals Around Us Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
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Wildlife Families Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Animals In The Wild Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Animals In The Wild Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Colossal Wildlife Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Colossal Wildlife Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
The Nature Lover Photo ContestTop 20 rank
The Nature Lover Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 2
The Nature Lover Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4Top 20 rank
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4Top 10 rank week 3
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4Top 10 rank week 2
Celebrating Nature Photo Contest Vol 4Top 10 rank week 1
Depth In Nature Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Depth In Nature Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Wildlife Photo Contest 2018Top 20 rank
Wildlife Photo Contest 2018Top 10 rank week 1
Rule Of Seconds Photo Contest vol1Top 20 rank
Rule Of Seconds Photo Contest vol1Top 20 rank week 1
Rule Of Thirds Photo Contest v3Top 20 rank
Rule Of Thirds Photo Contest v3Top 20 rank week 3
Rule Of Thirds Photo Contest v3Top 10 rank week 2
Rule Of Thirds Photo Contest v3Top 10 rank week 1
Wildlife Photo Contest 2017Top 10 rank
Wildlife Photo Contest 2017Top 10 rank week 1
Wildlife Portraits Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Backcountry Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Backcountry Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Wildlife Portraits Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Backcountry Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
The Animal Kingdom Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Call Of The Wild Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Call Of The Wild Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Animals And Rule Of Thirds Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Animals And Rule Of Thirds Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 2
Animals And Rule Of Thirds Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Living Creatures Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Living Creatures Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 2
Living Creatures Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1
Wildlife In Remote Places Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Large Mammals Photo ContestTop 30 rank
Herds Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Herds Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
From Afar: Wildlife Photo ContestTop 10 rank
From Afar: Wildlife Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Horns And Antlers Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Horns And Antlers Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Lost In The Field Photo ContestTop 20 rank
Alpha Male Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Alpha Male Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 3
300 Furry Friends Photo ContestTop 10 rank
300 Furry Friends Photo ContestTop 20 rank week 1
Alpha Male Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Alpha Male Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
Inspiring Shots Photo ContestTop 10 rank
Inspiring Shots Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 2
Inspiring Shots Photo ContestTop 10 rank week 1
500 Animal Horns Photo ContestTop 30 rank
500 Animal Horns Photo ContestTop 30 rank week 1

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48 Comments |
LaurieS
 
LaurieS June 12, 2013
wow this is amazing!
jleiweke
 
jleiweke June 18, 2013
Congrats!
lisadonoghue
 
lisadonoghue June 18, 2013
beautiful!
Jeffrey_Marden
 
Jeffrey_Marden June 18, 2013
Wow, great shot! Congrats!
bobbynall
 
bobbynall June 18, 2013
Cool capture
adoptedone
 
adoptedone June 19, 2013
Congrats on award!
Anoud
 
Anoud June 20, 2013
Amazing ! Congrats
MichelleLaureen
 
MichelleLaureen June 20, 2013
Superb job. This is fantastic!!!
MaryAnne306 PRO+
 
MaryAnne306 June 20, 2013
Great shot of these lovely creatures. Congrats on your award.
simorgh
 
simorgh June 22, 2013
great i can touch the deers!
UroshGrabner
 
UroshGrabner August 08, 2013
Excelent
AlanJakarta
 
AlanJakarta August 11, 2014
Nice shot. Congratulations on being Featured.
goober20101
 
goober20101 August 11, 2014
congratulations on your feature
catini
 
catini August 11, 2014
Nice, congrats on your feature!
vojce
 
vojce August 11, 2014
awesome shot
Martin-Wasilewski
 
Martin-Wasilewski August 11, 2014
Well done!
iceman2
 
iceman2 August 11, 2014
Nice shot.Congratulation on being feature!
sweetpea72
 
sweetpea72 August 11, 2014
fantastic shot...Congrats! ")
toml721
 
toml721 August 11, 2014
looks like just before they shed the fur off the antlers. Great job.
kkat Platinum
 
kkat August 11, 2014
Love it!!! Superb Capture!! Congratulations!!!
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi August 11, 2014
perfect capture !
SaintMarino
 
SaintMarino August 11, 2014
Nice capture, congrats on the feature :)
WileKyK
 
WileKyK August 11, 2014
Beautiful composition. Congratulations on your Feature!
changezi
 
changezi August 12, 2014
nice
sofiadeleon
 
sofiadeleon August 12, 2014
WONDERFUL
DonHoekPhoto
 
DonHoekPhoto August 12, 2014
Thank you all for the very nice comments and congrats, I appreciate it. I have admit this isn't one of my favorite images but it's won a couple awards, so it just goes to show. Let people see your work, you never know what they're going to like. Cheers to everyone, and thanks again!
adifloyde
 
adifloyde August 13, 2014
I love the foreground and the composition
TravelBugDove
 
TravelBugDove August 14, 2014
Incredible capture!! Congrats on being featured & well deserved!! :)
Maxxine
 
Maxxine August 15, 2014
beautiful
hanz24638
 
hanz24638 August 15, 2014
thats so nice
freddydavidjohnson
 
freddydavidjohnson August 15, 2014
love the colours
billwells
 
billwells August 31, 2014
a hunter's dream
photosue50
 
photosue50 September 29, 2014
Beaufiful
babspictures
 
babspictures October 12, 2014
WOW! You caught God highlighting his creation. Superb capture. They look absolutely golden.
drconover
 
drconover November 19, 2014
Great shot
HaleyDawn
 
HaleyDawn December 07, 2014
Awesome Capture.
gondmagdi Premium
 
gondmagdi December 31, 2014
gorgeous capture !
sydneyosbourne
 
sydneyosbourne January 11, 2015
Kudos!
kilsha
 
kilsha July 07, 2015
love this shot
nina050
 
nina050 November 12, 2015
Great capture! Congrats! (Were these the tule elk near Pt. Reyes in the preserve??)
shootpik
 
shootpik July 02, 2016
Jaw dropping ...amazing shoot !!!
onalie
 
onalie March 09, 2017
Wow! Unbelievable lighting!!
Bonnie_D
 
Bonnie_D January 24, 2018
Wow, amazing
Jonoes2
 
Jonoes2 February 06, 2018
Can someone explain the rule of seconds please?
estercastillo08
 
estercastillo08 May 04, 2018
Fantastic shot !!
lljubadjordjevic PRO+
 
lljubadjordjevic July 16, 2018
Beautiful, lighting
Julia_137
 
Julia_137 July 24, 2018
Great picture ! Come and check out a few of mine sometime 😄
MossyCreekPhotography
 
MossyCreekPhotography December 17, 2021
Amazing! Great photo!

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