{"id":32892,"date":"2015-07-23T05:40:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-23T11:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=32892"},"modified":"2015-07-23T05:41:04","modified_gmt":"2015-07-23T11:41:04","slug":"buck-pronghoorn-challenging-me-in-the-fog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/23\/buck-pronghoorn-challenging-me-in-the-fog\/","title":{"rendered":"Buck Pronghorn Challenging Me In The Fog"},"content":{"rendered":"

A layer of fog often forms on the floor of the Centennial Valley in the last hour or so before dawn. It can be beautiful or a pain in the butt. Sometimes it’s both.<\/p>\n

Four days ago as I was leaving camp in a foggy dawn I could barely see a herd of pronghorn crossing the dirt road in front of me. The herd consisted of about 20 does and fawns guarded by a single handsome buck. The females and youngsters trotted nervously away from the road but the buck reacted quite differently to me.<\/p>\n

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\"pronghorn1\/1250, f\/6.3, ISO\u00a01600, Canon\u00a07D Mark II, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM +1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

With the herd behind him he turned to face me defiantly. He was on the right side of my pickup and when I opened the passenger-side window I heard him snort at me through the fog several times. This proud buck was very protective of his harem and he watched me intensely.<\/p>\n

Foggy images don’t appeal to everyone and I often pass on taking shots similar to this but something about the scene told me to go for it. I twisted in my seat and fired off two bursts through the window to my right (hand-holding the 500mm lens) in the hopes of getting at least one sharp shot in these very difficult conditions. I liked this one best.<\/p>\n

When the does and fawns were at a safe distance the buck turned away from me and rejoined the herd.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The females and youngsters trotted nervously away from the road but the buck reacted quite differently to me.<\/p>\n

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