Whitetail Fawn

I really like this shot. It is a centered composition, so it probably could be improved by
moving the subject off-center to the right, but I like it the way it is. I especially like the colors
in the background, the out of focus flowers and heather.

This was taken in the Big Meadows area of Shenandoah National Park, an outstanding location for photographing Whitetail Deer. On this particular morning, my first time there, it was a photographer's dream, like shooting fish in a barrel. The deer were all over, and photographing them became an exercise in choosing an attractive background, then waiting for the deer to step into it. I didn't need the 500mm lens. It seemed as if I could get good deer portraits with a 35mm wide angle.

It was raining when I shot this, and I had half of my camera covered with a plastic grocery bag
to keep it dry. My feet and lens got soaked. The light was low enough that I had to push my film to maintain reasonable shutter speeds. Pushing film is something I rarely do because of the extra expense in the processing, but with Provia 100F, it is a viable option. This is pushed one stop (to EI 200), resulting in twice as fast a shutter speed.

LENS: 500/4 | FILM: Fuji Provia 100F at EI 200 (push +1) | EXPOSURE: f/4 at 1/125" | DATE: 07/02

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