Greeter at Famous Dave's BBQ
by marcbenton

Comment by Alicia:
Dave's Buck - what a kick. Crazy cool photo.

Greeter at Famous Dave's BBQ
by marcbenton

Comment by Kelli:
LOL! I kind of agree with Roz, not that you had anything to do with putting him there. My stepfather put one up in our living room when I was 5, the thing petrified me. I swore the eyes were following me. I threw such a fit that my mother made him take it down.

Greeter at Famous Dave's BBQ
by marcbenton

Comment by roz:
funny image yet sad too .. i spose you're used to seeing heads of dead animals where you live but it would be uncommon around here ... great shot and i love the colours .. :) ..

Caught by Surprise...both Subject and Photographer
by marcbenton

Comment by scooter97:
Not bad for a surprise photo.

Caught by Surprise...both Subject and Photographer
by marcbenton

Comment by SaraR:
That moment of coming across an animal as large as a deer is quite magical - and that comes across in this photo. There may be motion blur from a bit of camera shake, the focus maybe off a tad, and the composition could be better, but the sense of immediacy, of stumbling upon a part of our world that we are not normally privileged to witness is all there.

Caught by Surprise...both Subject and Photographer
by marcbenton

Comment by MaryO:
I'd have been thrilled to stumble upon this majestic fellow!! I'm guessing he didn't give you a chance for too many shots and he's well-camouflaged with his color and the similarities between his antlers and surrounding branches, so I'd do a bit more processing to bring him out better. Less saturation in the surroundings, clone out the OOF foreground leaves, maybe dodge him some and gently blur the background. Also dodge his eye to find a catchlight. But finding him and getting the shot was the hard part ;-)

Caught by Surprise...both Subject and Photographer
by marcbenton

Comment by Jedusi:
He's tucked nicely right into the undergrowth - blending in a treat.

Caught by Surprise...both Subject and Photographer
by marcbenton

Comment by snaffles:
good shot but looks very grainy. blurry leaves in fg detract too.

Caught by Surprise...both Subject and Photographer
by marcbenton

Comment by PapaBob:
Shows up a little dark on my screen but I like the setting and can see why you could be walking right up on him before you see him. Nice capture.

Caught by Surprise...both Subject and Photographer
by marcbenton

Comment by LadyK:
ah what a pretty buck. lucky you for getting close enough for a photo. too bad that annoying leaf is in the way