This post is a continuation from last week's photo wander. Once the sun was up I headed into the woods, as a nice amount of mist had permeated into the wooded areas.
I mentioned komorebi in my previous post, it's the Japanese word for light rays filtering through trees. There were light rays everywhere, it was very beautiful.
Some hinds were walking through the trees in the distance. I didn't want to disturb them, so I popped on my telephoto lens and took some shots as they breakfasted on some of the low hanging oak leaves.
Walking back into the open, I met this amazing stag. His new antlers looked gorgeous - all velvety and rounded. It never ceases to amaze me how quickly the new antlers grow - it was only a few months back when they shed their old ones.
Wildlife photographers travel here from far and wide in the Autumn, to photograph the stags during the rutting season. I prefer them at this time of the year, when their antlers are covered in beautiful velvet and without the intense (and slightly terrifying) fighting.
By the time the rut arrives, he is going to be an impressive opponent. The velvet will fall away, and his antlers will be pointed and deadly.
The sun was well and truly up now. As I headed back to my bike, I took one last shot with my telephoto lens, of the beautiful backlit grasses.
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Stunning morning out, using good lenses not disturbing the wildlife gave brilliant set of photography.
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It was an absolutely gorgeous morning. Such a joy to be out with the camera! Glad you like the photos Joan! :)
Woods are exciting places to wonder around never knowing what one might see, your captures are stunning!
They most certainly are. Almost magical!
Captured the mood with mist, trees, grasses, deer and my favourite the stag (2nd to last photo).
He was a very photogenic stag. I think he knew it as well. ;-)
Wonderful pictures, each of them, the mysteries of nature are beautiful and attractive!
Thank you! Mother Nature is the best artist. :)
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well noted! if there was no real sun, initially -- there would be no these little cheesy smiley suns as well. (not sure if all the grammar of this phrase is correct?.. sequence of tenses always was a pain in the school, and still is not my long suit ) 🍀 😊 🍀 😊
I have no idea what sequence of tenses even is @qwerrie! Your English grammar is probably better than mine. 😄
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The shots are on point! Lovely work @cathgothard 👏👏👏
Thank you so much! Really glad you like my photos. :)
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Oooohhhh, those velvety antlers look lovely... My fav is the one reaching for the low leaves
The velvety antlers are so beautiful. I love the deer at this time of the year. The tree nibbling are my favourite ones too. :)
Wow. Really liked these photos. Specially the first ones with the mist. Truly great work.
Just a clarification, you mentioned the Japanese language. Is this in Japan?
Glad that you enjoyed my photos. They are taken in a London park, not Japan. I thought that the word for light beams through trees was very appropriate and interesting, as the English language doesn’t have an equivalent. :)
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Hehe well I can see how my wording could have been misleading. Sadly, I’ve never been to Japan. I’m sure that it’s very photogenic though. :)
Fantastic photos!
I like the misty ones :)
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Thanks so much @tdctunes! It was a very lovely misty morning.
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I think you could find mist even on a clear day!
Great work as always - thanks for sharing!
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Now that WOULD be a skill. The misty mornings are scare this time of year sadly. It was super nice yesterday morning (I've seen photos on Instagram) and I had set my alarm. However, I had only just got back from 10 days holiday and I was soooooooo tired I just couldn't face getting up. So that's a rare opportunity gone. :)
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Well done on taking a holiday! (I'm assuming it was nice?) and well done too on having a lie in! Misty photos can wait and if there is no mist I'm still thinking of ways to make it!
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Yes it was very nice thank you. We had a bit of a hectic schedule, and so it's good to be home too.
In the absence of a dry ice machine, I'm thinking I should probably try and take more photographs without mist in them. I took my camera away with me, and although it wasn't a photography trip, I did enjoy taking photos just out and about on hikes. The different subject matter was very refreshing (although they're probably not my best photos :)
With that said, I am always interested in your fake mist ideas! 😁
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These are great. Love the atmosphere in the first shot.
Thank you so much! The mist and light really were sublime. I was lucky to get such good conditions. Summer mists are much less common than in the other seasons. Glad that you like the photographs. :)
Oh man. You are soooo good with the mist! I can never get it right. (That and I never get up early enough.)
Thank you very much! That’s a lovely comment. I do love taking misty photos, so I get lots of practice. The early starts are a bit painful at the moment though. At least it’s nearly the longest day!! :)
Seeing them in velvet is my favorite time as well. Lovely pics!
The velvet is amazing isn’t it?! They just look so perfect at the moment. I love the calmness of the summer months. Really glad that you like my photos. :)
It's beautiful photos
Thank you very much! Glad that you like them. :)
Beautiful photos, congrats on being featured in the Hotshots!
Thank you very much @richardslater! I was lucky with the misty conditions. :)
It's moments like that a photographer lives for :)
Lovely photos! I especially like the komorebi, the light rays filtering through the trees ❤️
Thank you @sssandra! Light rays and trees are such a good combination. Glad that you like my photos. :)
Photography is not capturing the moments it's all about making the moments❤️ and u make the moments💕☺️
Thank you @prachidhariwal88! Really glad that you like my photographs. :)
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nice shots
Thank you! :)
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Thank you! Really glad that you like my photos.
Thank you!
Thank you so much! I was very lucky to get so much lovely mist. It’s quite scarce in the summer months.