Weary, but still moving

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Comments


Jane LeBlanc

I love the light, the 'pose' of the deer, everything!! Great shot, Debra.

Debra Plett

Thanks very much Jane, appreciate the feedback.

Yves Langlois

Super shot Debra. The pale lighted ground make him stand out beautyfully. Is it a hazard that he turn his head the right side. I don't think so. Something has changed with you recent photos. I'd say your more connected and Mother Nature is now presenting you better opportunity.

Debra Plett

Thanks very much for your kind comments Yves. I am not sure about the head turn my best guess is that his right ear picked up the noise behind him so he looked that direction. I have lowered my speed to 100 and f stop to 6.3 to get in as much light as possible. I lean on a tree to support my arm due to speed setting. Interestingly even though the iso goes up to say 12800 the noise is not near as bad as if I had used a speed of 500. I have trouble in low light situations and that is when the bucks are active. And you are right Mother Nature has given me some pretty nice opportunities to try and do my best. Thanks again.

Description
This buck appeared to be exhausted and scraped up. Yet he kept walking down the trail actively sniffing the ground in an effort to track a doe. Less cautious at this stage of the rut, he did still stop to take a glance at the noise behind him.
Taken By
Debra Plett
Taken On
November 28, 2025
Tagged
white tailed deer doe buck 10 point birds hill park manitoba animal mammal wildlife antelope elk vertebrate terrestrial_animal black horn wilderness antler snout forest
Assignments
Wildlife Parks Provinces
  • Focal: 600
  • Lens Model: Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
  • Shutter speed: 0.002 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 6.3

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