Whitetail Deer; buck in fog

A nice ten-point whitetail deer buck in the early morning fog. This photo was taken in mid-November during the rut. The bucks were relentless in their pursuit of does and more active than usual. Initially, I was upset with the fog because I didn't think there would be a chance for a pleasing image. The fog greatly reduces contrast as well as the available light. I spotted some nervous does in a meadow and got into position in time to see this buck come out of the woods to follow the does.

The light had just turned really sweet as the sun began to burn through the fog. It made all the difference for this image as the antlers and his face are lit very nicely. The tail adds another point of interest. The wooded background is nicely concealed by the fog so there is no clutter. In spite of the fog I was able to expose at a fairly low ISO of 800. 1/1250 at f5.6, 100-400mm lens at 400mm.