Roe deer doe

Nice shots Chris! Such a lovely model, that roe deer.

Amazing stills And again I am envy of people like u , HK , Kiki and Susanne that u guys possess mind blowing photographic skills .

It is so wonderful to see these photoes !!!
This little model might be overlooked between more spectacular ones, but you show is how great she really is.
Thankyou very much, Chris

Dr.Narayanan wrote:

Amazing stills And again I am envy of people like u , HK , Kiki and Susanne that u guys possess mind blowing photographic skills .

Thankyou VERY much. But I do NOT deserve to be mentioned together with these artist

The fact that you do, shows that anybody can take reasonably good pictures sometimes, with luck and lots of time.
I have an ancient, cheap camera.
When I press the button half way down, it shows a little square on the point where it is focussing.
So I keep pressing the button till the square is where I want it to focus
Sometimes I am lucky, and somtimes I can take 40 pictures, and they are all horrible...

Over time I have found out that sunshine is best for dark colours, while white models usually get "flat" in sunshine.
The problem is that the sun doesn`t obey me and shine when I want it to

Neverthless , I like your pics. clarity Susanne They are crystal clear .

scot(t) wrote:

Nice shots Chris! Such a lovely model, that roe deer.

Thank you Scott. I just had to take her out again and this time it was to a well known deer park - Charnwood Forest.

Dr.Narayanan wrote:

Amazing stills And again I am envy of people like u , HK , Kiki and Susanne that u guys possess mind blowing photographic skills .

Many thanks Dr.Narayanan I appreciate your nice comments.

The shots of this roe deer model on both occasions were taken on a Canon G9 compact camera. I used aperture priority and the macro function. These settings are available on all current Point and Shoot cameras giving everyone an opportunity to develop their skills in close-up photography with their plastic figures. These cameras are light in weight and easy to take on a trip.

Whilst my preferred option is taking this type of image with a DSLR and a macro lens I find at times this combination to heavy to carry around. Especially when I have my tripod with me!

I agree Susanne. The exotic animal figures are what we all gravitate to especially if we have seen them in real life. Animals we can see in the wild near where we live are often overlooked. What fascinates me about this roe deer doe is her life-like pose wonderfully captured by Schleich. I have actually seen deer in such a pose too.

Your advice on photography is sensible and I have had photo sessions like you have when things don't seem to go right and you need 40 plus goes to get the image you are satisfied with!