Doe and fawn

[PhilG]

I took these photos in Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in August on the same morning. The first two photographs were taken shortly after sunrise. Clear skies were forecast but they only showed up about 20 minutes after this photograph was taken. I therefore adjusted the scene to what I felt it would have looked like had the light been better - I'm still trying to decide what further adjustments to make as it doesn't seem quite right to me (too bright?). The third photo was taken at a different location in the park and is a different fawn with much better light present at the time.


This doe ran in front of me and to my right. The fawn then appeared out of nowhere and started feeding. I took a number of shots of that scene but liked this one best. It was great to see. Feeding time didn't last long.

Nikon Z8, Nikon 500mm PF w 1.4 TC, 1/320, f8, ISO 7200. This image isn't cropped.


Mom was walking away from the fawn in this shot, and I cropped her out. The fawn looked at me like "what's the deal - I wasn't finished".

Nikon Z8, Nikon 500mm PF w 1.4 TC, 1/320, f8, ISO 7200.


This is one of three fawns that crossed in the road in front of me after I stopped my car to let them pass. I then took a number of photos of them through the passenger side window. I liked this one best. The fawn was pretty close.

Nikon Z8, Nikon 500mm PF w 1.4 TC, 1/3200, f8, ISO 8000. Forgot to reset my shutter speed from taking some bird photos right before this. You would think I would know better.

 

[Hatch1921]

Very nice captures, loved shooting the 500PF when I had one.

Nice work!
Hatch

 

[PhilG]

Very nice captures, loved shooting the 500PF when I had one.

Nice work!
Hatch

Thanks for the kind words. The 500PF is a great lens, it's very sharp and handles well. I really like it for birds and mammals, but for birds I'm almost always using a 1.4 TC so I'm thinking I will swap it eventually for a 800PF.

 

[Woodyg3]

Outstanding

 

[Charles Loy]

Sweetness overload

 

[JAJohnson]

Lovely photos!

 

[Callie]

Bambi never looked so good! Lovely images!

 

[ssheipel]

Sweet shots! Lovely.

 

[MalcolmP]

WOW. Great series.
"The 500PF is a great lens, it's very sharp and handles well. I really like it for birds and mammals, but for birds I'm almost always using a 1.4 TC so I'm thinking I will swap it eventually for a 800PF."
I shoot with the D850 / Nikon 500PF with 1.4 TC. I don't have any experience with the Z8. At 8000 ISO you must have some good Noise Reduction or the Z8 is much better than my D850. Also, I shoot birds and Colorado mammals. I find the 500pf + 1.4TC great for birds and would love to go longer. It is often too much for larger animals. I find myself not using the 1.4TC or opting for my 80-400.

 

[PhilG]

WOW. Great series.
"The 500PF is a great lens, it's very sharp and handles well. I really like it for birds and mammals, but for birds I'm almost always using a 1.4 TC so I'm thinking I will swap it eventually for a 800PF."
I shoot with the D850 / Nikon 500PF with 1.4 TC. I don't have any experience with the Z8. At 8000 ISO you must have some good Noise Reduction or the Z8 is much better than my D850. Also, I shoot birds and Colorado mammals. I find the 500pf + 1.4TC great for birds and would love to go longer. It is often too much for larger animals. I find myself not using the 1.4TC or opting for my 80-400.

Thanks for your response.

I use Topaz Photo AI to reduce noise. You can selectively apply it to Background, Subject, and some other options, or choose exactly where to apply. You can also reduce noise in multiple places with multiple settings. For wildlife photos its great because the focus is on the wildlife and all or most of the background isn't in focus anyway, so reducing detail in it isn't as big a problem.

There is a recent thread over in the Post Processing section that talks about this.
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