The future lords of the forrest, Veluwe
It must be frustrating too be young stag during the rutting season. Hormones raging, pheromones fuming...and the knowledge that the both the big stags as the do...
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It must be frustrating too be young stag during the rutting season. Hormones raging, pheromones fuming...and the knowledge that the both the big stags as the does ignore you completely..
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Location
Nationaal Park Hoge Veluwe in the Netherlands. At the beginning of the rutting season of the Red Deer (autumn 2016). People come from all over Europe to this specific spot. And I was standing in a row of a couple of hundred photographers watching a large stag still being fairly relaxed. Otherwise these 3 young bucks would probably never have dreamt coming out of the forrest. As I spotted them already inside the forest I focussed on them in stead of the big stag hoping to actually capture this moment. For me this image show the tension they must have felt as most teenagers feel..on the brink of maturity but just not quit there yetTime
Early in the evening on a nice early autumn day.Lighting
The sun just broke through some clouds and actually light the area the deer had to step into so momentum and lighting came spot on together.Equipment
The image was taken with the Sigma 300-800 5.6 on maximum zoom. Mounted on a D-500 (so actually 800*1.4 zoom). Al mounted on a Benro tripod and swing arm.Inspiration
The burling and rutting of the Red-Deer is one of the high lights of Nature photography in Europe. And this spot is probably the most well known in Europe where you can witness that. Usually there are at least 300 nature lovers standing there to watch is. So getting a bit different image than everybody else is a challenge...but that is I guess the challenge for any serious nature photographer these days: The only thing that hasn't been documented is how you see the world around you..Editing
The original was bit dark so I adjusted the lighting and used the automatic correction function in photoshop to make it a bit clearer and sharperIn my camera bag
A lot...I always pack everything as you never know what you will encounter. 2 bodies (Nikon D-500s), macro lens full series of Sigma EX lenses from a macro 200 to a 10-20 wide angle towards a -120-200 zoom. I also have the Nikon 200-500 zoom in my bag. And of course the Sig-monster 300-800 5.6. Also 2 tripods one Benro swingarm for the Sigmonster and a bal bearing tripod for the smaller stuff..lots of memory cards, batteries and in Holland always rain cover stuffFeedback
Notice what everybody around you is watching but also keep looking for yourself. Nature always surprises the vigilant! In this case I was on that location for a couple of evenings, kind of knew what the favourite spot was the deer came out of the forest and ensured I was there before the large crowds where...and it was a long wait before something happened..so prepare yourself, know your subject and be willing to invest time in getting to know an area, behaviour, how the lighting works on different moments of the day. Luck is something you can create
