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Hi,
My favourite photographic subject is Roe deer and over the last five or six years I've spent literally thousands of hours watching them and trying to learn as much as I can about their behaviour and trying to pinpoint specific areas of their home range that they prefer to use depending on the time of year and the weather.
I've spent the most amount of time concentrating my efforts on following the life of one particular doe. Initially she was extremely wary, as Roe usually are, but over time and by patiently letting her know I'm there but that I present no danger, she has become very relaxed in my presence. So much so that I frequently have her graze, groom and even lie down whilst I sit quietly, often little more than fifty or sixty feet away.
A personal goal of mine was to photograph her in either snow or a hoar frost.
I finally had my oppurtunity earlier this week when the whole landscape was coated in a stunningly beautiful coating of thick frost.
I made my way to an area where I hoped she'd be, thankfully she was there, along with her seven month old fawn.
She accepted my presence and I was fortunate enough to spend an extremely enjoyable and satisfying hour photographing her and her fawn as they groomed themselves and grazed amongst the frost-coated heather.
This picture shows the fawn with his/her distinctive pale colured eyebrows.
When they're chewing I often like to fire off a small burst of two or three frame to see if I can capture an open-mouthed expression, hence the expression you see here.
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D |
| Lens: | Canon 500mm f4 & Canon 1.4X extender |
| Recording media: | RAW (digital) |
| Title: | Roe fawn in frost. |
| Username: | 
justin c |
| Uploaded: | 12 Jan 2009 - 12:40 PM |
| Tags: | Capreolus capreolus, Deer, Fawn, Frost, Frosty, Grazing, Hoar frost, Kid, Roe, Roe deer, Roe fawn, Wildlife / nature, Winter |
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Thats what its all about, Justin, investing time, patience, accepting disappointments and returning; getting to know your subjects and just waiting. Wildlife photography in the raw! Im sure you are truly satisfied when the results come in; the excitement and joy and beaming smiles (mostly whilst sat on your own) are indescribable; reward enough! This image is a beauty; has bags of atmosphere and is beautifully exposed. Nothing compares to the feeling of having something so wild connect with you. Full marks!
Tom
Beautiful photography from you since I last popped in Justin and this is no exception, just don't know how on earth I missed them despite having you in my favourites (some fav's seem to disappear after a while and can't work out why), far too many to comment on each but have left some clicks to try and catch up.
Regards,
Geoff. 
For me, this is near-perfect. I'd love to see it releasing a little breath. Can't have it all though, can you 
Cracking image Justin, and I really admire your perseverance, as the frost on the deer's back really says it all.
David.
A beautiful image of this roe kid, love the eye contact and frosty surroundings
I saw the doe shot on another site and thought it was worthy of comment simply because of the light.
This one is just as good but the light is quite different here, being illuminated more by the sun more than by just the frosty undergrowth.
Your Roe shots are always worth looking at and you obviously have a big passion for them.
Next thing to study about them is their nomenclature. Bucks, Does and Kids for roe. Fawns are for fallow
Cheers,
J
Thanks John.
Yes the deer was high enough on the brow of the hill to catch a bit of early morning sun in this one.
Actually John a young Roe can be referred to as a fawn or a kid, if anything the term fawn is the most widely used.
Superb capture Justin,.. a man after my own heart... love these animals.. well deserved HC
Jon
Excellent Justin, perfectly placed in the frame and great depth to the shot with the OOF areas foreground and background. lovely.
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