Morning, Sunshine

My buddy showed up at sunrise like he always does and, as we're sitting there talking, he points out this buck walking down the road.  I had to follow him for about a half a mile through the woods but he finally got towards a clear spot so I unfolded the tripod and set up.  The next thing you know, he's walking straight at me. Yeah, it was one of those magical moments you just don't expect.  I went from photographing him through the brush to him being in the clear and walking to within 50 feet of me.  And, as you can see, the light was gorgeous.

At Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama.

Nikon D7200 — Nikon 18-300mm F6.3 ED VR

300mm

F6.3@1/400th

ISO 1,000

Cropped

(RDO_3629)

©Don Brown 2022