070406-65 ME LOOKING AT HIM LOOKING AT ME TAKING HIS PICTURE
I had set my tripod up and was waiting for a large female red-tailed hawk to fly to one of her favorite trees one morning in late september. After about an hour I took a second away from looking at the tree and to stretch, looked around and saw this guy about 70 yards off to my right I had to move my camera slowly enough to not scare him off but fast enough to get the shot.
I got lucky and here he is. I later showed this image to a couple of the rangers in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, BETWEEN CLEVELAND AND AKRON, OHIO ( This was actually taken less than a quarter of a mile from the Park Headquarters ) and they both agrEed that was about the biggest buck they had seen in the valley in quite some time.
Just as a point of reference, at full extension my tripod is close to 6’ tall; when the camera is mounted, the lens is very close to 6’ off the ground and you can get an idea of his size by the shooting angle.
CAMERA: CANON AE-1 PROGRAM
LENS: TELE-ASTRANAR 400 MM F~6.3 FIXED
FILM: FUJICHROME 400 ASA
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michael byerley
wow !!!!! this is brilliant
handprintz
Wow ! fabulous shot Mike,well done !
talindsey
AWESOME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dayonda
Wow, he is big! Beautiful creature. And you did an excellent job of taking his photo- the woodsman succeds again.
Jane Best
WOw. A giant. Aren’t you glad you had your camera and tripod! Super capture!
memaggie
My goodness MICKSPIXPHOTOS, that is a wonderful shot. Thank you very much for sharing. Don’t let any of the local hunters know where you took that photo….Pls.
regards memaggie
RickF
Great peek a boo shot!
Simon Whittaker
Wow mate, excellent stuff. Well done – you must be happy!
Diane Schuster
What a lucky shot, did you ever get the photo of the bird, that day!
Cora Wandel
Mick, it is nice to see a work from you, it has been awhile. Cute title, great image and writing as always. – Cora
CynLynn
Lucky you!! My hubby has hunted all over Ohio all of his life and this is one of the biggest he has seen too…. Gun season is over now hope he made it thru!!! super capture here!!
Carol Barona
Wow, what a magnficent capture. I love the way he is looking at you! He is a BIG BOY!
Sean Jansen
Wow what a buck that is. Awesome capture
Danielle Mullins
Very nice capture!!! Although that would look real nice hanging on my wall !
Tiffany Brown
perfect shot!!!! Great work!!!
digitalmidge
Great capture, lovely depth of field ;-)
Ghelly
I like the treatment in this one!! Very nice work!!!
KSkinner
Nice work
MICKSPIXPHOTOS replied
Thank you. Very much apptrciated.
dinghysailor1
fabulous capture and great news on the feature! well done
:))
MICKSPIXPHOTOS replied
Thanks, Maggie. Very much appreciated, as always.
Rebecca Bryson
Wow lovely capture and congrats on your feature my good friend :)
MICKSPIXPHOTOS replied
Thanks, Rebecca. I appreciate it.
linifer
Congratulations on the feature!!!!!! Very well deserverd oxo
MICKSPIXPHOTOS replied
Thank you, My Dear.