Wildlife Photo Competition 2 2015
Results
Winning Photo
Photographers Comment
I am based in Bedfordshire, UK and have Woburn Abbey and its Deer Park a few miles away. The picture was taken in October at about 8 a.m. I had picked out this stag with his magnificent antlers and followed him from a distance as he wandered away from the herd. As we met rising ground, I could see the grasses and trees at the top created a nice silhouette against the pale morning sky. I took three shots of the stag as he reached the top of the rise getting his full height and spread of his antlers. I chose this particular shot because it also showed his separated spindly legs.
I used my Canon 400D with my old Canon 75 - 300mm lens. Settings were 200mm, ISO 800, f/6.3 at 1/4000.
Judges Comment