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2nd Place"The Buck Stops Here" Harry S. Truman
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Political Slogans (Standard Editing)
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Nikon
Location: Alberta, Canada
Date: Nov 3, 2016
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 450
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Nov 10, 2016

 Thanks so much for the comments and the votes! This was a lucky shot - I walk this path just about every day but not always with my camera. And, the deer are usually always in the forest and field to the right of the fence, rarely on the path. Seems like the planets lined up on this day because I did have my camera along when this guy popped out of the forest on the left side - he was panicked and began running down the path toward the bridge. I was trying to stay as still as possible because I was afraid he was going to hurt himself trying to get away. He did end up jumping back where he came from though, so all worked out well. Thanks again, glad people liked the shot.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 25
Avg (all users): 6.5660
Avg (commenters): 7.8889
Avg (participants): 6.3077
Avg (non-participants): 6.6500
Views since voting: 1187
Views during voting: 117
Votes: 53
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 11/19/2016 03:47:48 AM
Thank ypu for explaining me Mary Ann. I agree - for the challenge theme the crop is just right. If it were a chellenge which focused on "deer", then a crop would make more sense
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 11/18/2016 07:48:40 AM
Congratulations on the Red ribbon
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 11/18/2016 03:03:57 AM
Congratulations on the Red Ribbon. Meets the challenge well! I like the composition.
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 11/18/2016 01:52:42 AM
Don't you love it when that happens. Thanks for the story, congratulations. You've been doing well lately.
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 11/18/2016 01:17:01 AM
Originally posted by primabarbara:
Congrats on the ribbon!
This is really a perfect moment frozen in your picture. I guess in your situation I would have messed up and the shot would have been the wrong exposure and all blurry or somewhat like that...
Did you consider cropping on the top and the right to get rid of the wire mesh fence?


Hi Barbara, thanks for the comment. Actually, it's a good thing this was shot in RAW because the deer was somewhat underexposed (the path was wet and the light was reflecting off of it so it was bright compared to the deer) so I had to do some adjusting to bring out the detail on the deer. As far as cropping the fence, this is a crop but I chose to leave the fence in because of the title, I wanted to reinforce the idea of him seeming to being stopped.
 11/18/2016 12:56:17 AM
Congrats on the ribbon!
This is really a perfect moment frozen in your picture. I guess in your situation I would have messed up and the shot would have been the wrong exposure and all blurry or somewhat like that...
Did you consider cropping on the top and the right to get rid of the wire mesh fence?
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 11/18/2016 12:24:11 AM
Yay! Congratulations on your Red Ribbon! Perfect pun.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/17/2016 11:58:51 PM
Great catch - works perfectly with the slogan. Top 4.
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 11/17/2016 11:33:56 PM
I had to chuckle at the pun. Silly me.
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 11/17/2016 08:44:22 PM
What a perfect imagery for this title/slogan!!
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 11/17/2016 06:07:13 PM
Captivating image paired with a perfect saying tied to a political figure. Nicely done.
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 11/15/2016 09:47:14 PM
My pick for the red!
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 11/13/2016 11:33:20 PM
Perfect!
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 11/13/2016 07:35:11 PM
Clever and nice photo too!
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 11/13/2016 05:09:57 PM
Sweet shot
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 11/11/2016 01:19:48 PM
Nice catch! 10
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 11/11/2016 05:52:32 AM
Great capture. I like the rainy natural tones in this picture. A 7 from me
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