Monday, December 13, 2010

Opening Day, Deer Season

I dropped my daughter off at an event that was far from our home, so I took my cameras with me, and ventured out into the nearby country side and woods.  I knew it was opening day for our state's gun (deer) hunting season, but I had no idea so many cars and trucks would be out in the wooded area where I had hoped to find wildlife; it was crawling with orange vested people, so I stayed in my car and just looked from the road.  I did see one buck running fast across a field, I saw a few red-tailed hawks, but other than that, I came up empty. 

I saw this one man positioned on top of a ridge, sun rising on him, with his buddies trying to drive deer his way.  The composition and lighting yielded me this: