Great captures John, I love the Stag images, especially the first!. I think you are a great photographer and also a perfectionist, the image looks fantastic to me although I'm no expert on wild life photography. The light is great and the scene really says something special to the viewer, it's the 'rite moment' kind of shot and you where there to get it. I've learned something new from this thread - moiré being the main one, very educational. The shallow DOF really addes to the atmosphere. Keep them coming John.
Incidentally has anyone seen the new photography series on channel 5 called 'How to take stunning photographs'?...presented by Sue from the Gadget Show, it's worth checking out, nothing we all don't already know however it's fun to watch.
