Nice work Dick. Great color and I like how the doe had one front foot up as it was ready to move on. Even with the great cropping, the quality of the little doe holds up very well. I think you did a very good job of bringing the doe out as the featured visitor.

You asked for Ideas? You could consider getting the back fence straight and you could crop off the top of the fence. More cropping? I think that you again could consider taking out some of the excess grass area and bring the doe closer. If this caused the resulting image to be sort of weak, you could use Topaz AI and other Topaz products to clean up any areas that show any weakness.   Posted: 07/07/2024 13:38:49

Great opportunity to see some wildlife in your own backyard. The bird feeders provided problems that were difficult to overcome, and I'm sure you didn't want to frighten the animals by approaching them. I agree with Jerry that straightening relative to the fence would be good. Other than using AI to remove the feeder in front of the doe, I can't recommend more.
  Posted: 07/10/2024 21:33:16

I agree with your crop and wish you could have gone further. The fence distracts some but it does add context; meaning it shows you're in a residential neighborhood. The expanse of grass may not be necessary, however, there's a limit to how much you can cut. The color is perfect and the doe is well place in the frame.   Posted: 07/15/2024 12:59:41

I think your crop works well. Hard to crop too much with a cell phone image. Do you have a telephoto lens on your phone? I think doing anymore cropping would deteriorate the image.   Posted: 07/15/2024 22:11:13

What a cutie and treat, well maybe not if like your shrubs, to have this doe in your backyard. Good capture of doe and mom and smart to crop her out.   Posted: 07/16/2024 18:25:58