Deer

Mule deer on Mount Galbraith in the early morning.


Munching. Nikon D300, Nikkor 55-200 mm f4.0-5.6 VR at 200 mm, f/8.0, 1/800s (sunny 16 rule), ISO 200
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I often see lots of wildlife early in the morning such as these deer but don't really have the appropriate gear to get them closer. I did like this little group though with the one in the center noticing me.

Elk herd in Apex open space

From 2011-10-12

This herd lives in one of my favorite open space parks to do a quick lunch or end of day bike ride. There are lots of elk in the Denver foothills and you don't really have to go up to Rocky Mountain National Park to see them. As long as you are willing to walk/bike a few minutes you can see them up close. This image is from two exposures on my iPhone shooting against the sun combined using a quick mask in Photoshop. The built in HDR as well as the HDR pro app didn't do a good job here as the elk moved between exposures.