Portrait of a Red Deer Stag

A Red Deer Stag (Cervus elaphus) bellows to proclaim its territory in Richmond Park, London. In between its calls I focussed on the Stags eye whilst its antlers were out of the frame and waited for it to reply to the call of other stags. As it started to bellow it would stretch its neck lifting its chin into the air and push its antlers down towards its body and back into the frame. This was the cue I needed to take a burst of shots. The point when its call reached maximum volume coincided with the point when its head was fully extended upwards to ensure its call was projected the greatest distance.