.snapshooter87

gallery

I rarely ever carry a big zoom, when out with my dog, as it's rather clumsy, in the terrain we frequent. This early Spring day, we were still on a gravel lane, and heard a twig snap, in the woods, just to the right of us. I walked backwards about twenty feet, to a power line swath, that cut through the woods, and there was this young buck, perfectly still, watching our every move. I just told Zule to sit, and stay, and he patiently complied, while I fired off a number of shots. I was shooting with a digital Rebel and a 480mm lens, full out, and was getting camera movement, , so I tried to move in closer, where there was a hydro pole for support. The buck even took a few steps towards me, and I managed another few shots, this being one. When I tried climbing the rocks around the base of the pole, it finally spooked him, and he jumped into the woods.