Wildlife Photo Competition 6 2013 : Entry Number 58

Well it has been very close at the top end of this competition and after lengthy consideration this stunning view of a stag has come through as the very worthy winner. Your angle is superb, the antlers really shown off to their proudest best. But you have not only taken a very original animal shot, you have also very cleverly and sensitively framed a magnificent natural scene putting this beautiful beast right in it’s environment at perhaps the most beautiful moment of the day. We have the impression that the stag is admiring the view! Apart from your fabulous composition you have technically mastered your subject. What a joy this photograph is to admire and i hope it will be closely inspected by all who hope to win this wildlife competition in the future. Just Brilliant with a big B. Congratulations!

I'm humbled and honored by the results of the contest. I'm impressed by all the great photos that were submitted. This majestic bull is a wild animal, but in an area that sees a lot of tourist traffic, so he's not particularly threatened by humans. In this case, his biggest concern was the herd of cows that makes up his harem, which were just out of the photo to the right. I shoot with a Canon T4i camera and mostly Canon lenses. I enjoy the outdoors, so landscape and wildlife photography fit nicely with that. Blair, from Colorado