Summer is over and the mornings are getting colder. Frost and a cold wind on my favorite trail seem to be driving away the early morning tourists and there is a sign of hope. It seems that the deer are returning to their normal habit of drinking from the creek and watering hole at night, and making the climb over the mountain at dawn.
As I sat at the overlook photographing fresh snow on the Sangre de Cristo Range, something on my left caught my attention. A small herd of about five does and a young buck were making their way across the saddle to their daytime feeding grounds in the valley to the south, far from the throng of tourists who would soon be arriving.
I quietly walked a few steps toward the group so I could see over mountain grass obstructing my view. The animals saw me and stopped a few seconds to stare, but didn’t seem alarmed at my presence. They just continued their journey over the saddle and into the valley out of sight.
In such low light, my camera was unable to see through the tall grass and focus on the deer, so I had to make fine adjustments with the manual focus ring as the animals moved past. Looks like all the focusing practice I’ve been getting while using my old Canon A-1 film camera has paid off!
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Photographer and author Steven W. Krull has been photographing and writing of the beauty and wildlife of the Colorado Rocky Mountains for over two decades. Visit his complete works on his website at swkrullimaging.com
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