Very exciting to get this photograph of a whitetail deer resting in a sunbeam. The lighting is quite dramatic. This forest has a thick, heavy canopy that prevents most of the sunlight from penetrating. When I first spotted the doe she was in the deep shade and there wasn't even enough light for a photo. But a shaft of sun penetrated the canopy and tracked over her. I had only a few minutes to get into position and take a few frames before the sunbeam was gone.The original image was shot in RAW format and there was even more contrast than shown here. I brightened the shadow area to show a little detail in the surrounding woods.
1/250 second at f/6.3, ISO 1600, aperture-priority with minus two stops exposure compensation, 400mm lens.
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