March 28, 2012 — Sage Scott
Oh, Deer!
After kicking myself for missing an incredible photo op with three gorgeous deer just feet away earlier this week, I was lucky enough to snap these two pics. While I love the closer shot of the single deer, I am also partial to the more interesting composition and red bud blooms I was able to manage in the second shot.
Which do you prefer?
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UPDATE: March 30th
Here’s a cropped version of the lone deer. What do you think now? (I can’t believe I overlooked cropping for that image. Duh!) I try not to do too much editing to my photos as I use this year to push myself and develop my skills, and I totally overlooked the obvious!
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I like the second one better. I like the rule of thirds composition of the second one. Also, the redbud trees add just that little extra color. I love watching deer.
Thanks for your feedback! I’m so lucky I live in a place where they often run through my yard or across my path on long walks away from my neighborhood. I hope I can capture many more in this year yet to come.
If you get a moment, take a look at the cropping I just applied to the first image and let me know what you think!
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You are fortunate to live where you do. I agree with the above comment. Could you crop the image of the lone deer so that he (she?) is not in the center?
Fantastic suggestion! If you get a moment, take a look at the cropping I just applied to the first image and let me know what you think!
https://ayearofpics.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/oh-deer/
Yes, I agree with your cropping; I think it gives more power to this beautiful creature. I think the two images belong together. If you were to print them, I would hang them on the wall together, or even within the same frame.
In addition, if you ever give a workshop, I suggest you use the two images of the single deer to demonstrate the impact of the “rule of thirds.”
Me? Give a workshop? Ha ha ha ha! Maybe I can talk about it on an amateur’s blog down the road.
Well, that might work too.