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AndyBeattiePhotography
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Red Stag
Mar, 2014Views
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Staff Winter Selection 2015
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Location
This photo was taken at Studley Royal Deer Park, near Ripon in North YorkshireTime
I had been following a herd of Red Deer trying to get the stags isolated from the herd, when this one turned and faced me as the herd kept moving awayLighting
The light was bright, but diffused by cloud, so the shadows weren't harshEquipment
Sony A380 with Sigma 70-300mm lens handheldInspiration
I've had a picture of a stag on my wall for years and wanted one of my own to replace itEditing
This almost straight out of the camera, I just brought the highlights down a little to stop the antlers blowing out, and increased the clarity a little to make them more prominent against the branches in the backgroundIn my camera bag
I always carry my 18-70mm lens for landscapes and either my 70-300mm or 170-500mm for wildlife shots, plus my 50mm f1.7 for detail shots when I want a shallow depth of field. I upgraded my camera body in 2017 from the Sony A380 to the Sony A77vFeedback
Watch your subject and anticipate where it's heading. Try to move closer slowly when the animal isn't watching you, if it looks up... freeze. Try to stay down wind from your subject as your scent will spook them long before the sight of you does
