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There was no light during this close encounter, but the young buck held still as its ears attempted to locate the source of the shutter sound. I was hidden ten feet away, and the deer never found me. He lingered. Then continued on his way. I was on chemotherapy at the time, having been told to make funeral plans. Rather than choosing to die, I had set out to make a portrait of my young friend here, and see what gift each dawn would bring. The capture therefore has greater significance to me than any other photograph I have ever taken. When I look close enough, I can see my reflection in his eyes, and I am alive. Shot at 3200 ISO, the file has an appropriate imperfection, which is more eloquent than words in describing the impossibility of stalking so close to him. I was completely driven from deeply within to honor the life in him.

Description
There was no light during this close encounter, but the young buck held still as its ears attempted to locate the source of the shutter sound. I was hidden ten feet away, and the deer never found me. He lingered. Then continued on his way. I was on chemotherapy at the time, having been told to make funeral plans. Rather than choosing to die, I had set out to make a portrait of my young friend here, and see what gift each dawn would bring. The capture therefore has greater significance to me than any other photograph I have ever taken. When I look close enough, I can see my reflection in his eyes, and I am alive. Shot at 3200 ISO, the file has an appropriate imperfection, which is more eloquent than words in describing the impossibility of stalking so close to him. I was completely driven from deeply within to honor the life in him.