Siesta by photosynthesis
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Description
Taken at West Coast Game Park Safari in Bandon, Oregon. Lots of the animals roam freely through the grounds here (the ones that aren't dangerous to humans, naturally) & kids in particular have a blast interacting with them. These guys weren't much interested in interacting at the time I took this photo, though...
Please zoom.

Comments (9)
wonderful capture
Clearly it was their union-sanctioned breaktime! What a wonderful capture of these beautiful creatures!
they look like statues
Basking in the sun. Beautiful! The light and shadow on their coats is just gorgeous.
Such splendid antlers.
What beautiful creatures.
Wonderful creatures and very good shot! zoom view is spectacular with emboss effect, bravo ^_^
Lol, Denise, a union-sanctioned break. ("We're on BREAK, dude: Move on!") Again zoom's a must: They're very real and visceral---fine detail in the coats, etc---but they also come at us like apparitions. They "glow" into the scene. And your treatment gives shimmering edges in several places (look at those antlers). And you've both deepened and flattened the image, both very pleasing. And the legs in the background---what inspiration! Like ghost parts, yet they're very visceral. A strong piece of high detail work, and ghost-like fantasy; and that deep yellow-red-brown tone gives it a touch of Rembrandt and others. Chiaroscuro's in it too. Very fine work once more. Very intense.
Some of those horns are not like the others..............