You can really feel fall in the air on these Rocky Mountain mornings the last few days… and the leaves are starting to change as well. I could not resist an early morning trek and it appears that the wildlife were enjoying it as much as I was! I imagine there is a bit of apprehension as well in the animal world as the long harsh high country winter will not be far behind.
I almost didn’t notice these three buck mule deer that were almost invisible in the dry
mountain grass of autumn. Fortunately I did spot them before I stumbled into their midst and frightened them away! I stopped moving and crouched down behind the tall grass while I set up my gear, hoping all the while that they wouldn’t move before I was ready. My efforts were rewarded with a bit of curiosity on their part rather than fear and I was able to get off quite a few shots of different combinations before they began to meander into the dense forest.
As I continued along the trail I felt eyes upon me and as it turns out the little stag club had not gone far and were peering out from the trees at me to see what I was up to. Unfortunately by this time though they had moved between me and the morning sun spoiling the excellent lighting that I had been enjoying. I snapped a few more with the deep blue morning sky in the background but I’m not too sure whether I’m going to be able to use those exposures. I’ll bring those up in Photoshop another time.
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