Photographing the Native Irish Red Deer Rut Killarney National Park 4K

[@599miata]

Great photos Darren. I like the sunny breaks and the dark clouds. 👍👍

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much .. Delighted you enjoyed it

[@joehuggard]

Great photographs and film

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much

[@DiarmuidODonovan]

Great episode. Some amazing shots.

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Cheers bro!!

[@paddyenglishman7769]

Wild ...... i was livid .... Pink fluorescent clothing was the choice of the day today . Great footage Darren

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Ohh ohh !! Seems to be a pandemic

[@pathogan4854]

A good mate of mine shoots the rut up in the Phoenix Park same story with flashy clothing !!

[@jbairdexp]

I'm not a wildlife photographer myself, but I can still appreciate your images and the beauty of these wonderful animals. :-)

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thanks mate, I’m not one myself either 😂😂 but good to use the camera and particularly the long lens on different things plus meeting up with other togs are what seemed like an age 😎 thanks for watching

[@LailaKristinSkauge]

That must have been so fun to watch these gorgeous animals 😃 Great shots too 📸

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much , Delighted you enjoyed it , Thanks for watching

[@RM831BC4E4]

My all time favourite animal. I am obsessed with Stags. Beautiful Vlog and images.

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much Richie ! The sounds that morning would make your hair stand up

[@RM831BC4E4]

@@DarrenJSpoonley honestly, IMO the most beautiful animal there is.

[@norayoung3279]

Fantastic footage Darren and some great shots 😃👌👌 To say I'm a tad envious would be an understatement 🙈 Super job as always 😃

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much .. it was a great day out for sure

[@christian.irmler]

Hi Darren, really a fantastic video. Amazing which high density of wildlife you had there. You got out some great shots, the one at ~09:04 is my favourite. Fantastic story, awesome composition and great light. So cool, that you got that tree back there with all the animals :) Well done, nice greetings, Christian

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much my friend ! It was a great morning out in a stunning area

[@IzzyAbuleelaPhotography]

Really loved this episode D, the deer made great subjects and your patience should be applauded, especially given the antics of fellow photographers 😂😂😂, Dave was hilarious! Lovely set of images cheers 🙏🙏🙏

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much Izzy it was a challenge but well worth it to spend it with the other guys also .. always loads of fun

[@IzzyAbuleelaPhotography]

@@DarrenJSpoonley I suppose just like deer for rutting photographers, don’t really gather together that much either. Not that this was a photographer rut! 🤣🤣🤣

[@DflyDude]

some great shots - nice vid

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much Thanks for watching

[@chrisvantwiskphotography]

First like :). Great shots Darren.

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Cheers Pal

[@damienjackson7174]

Great job Darren, really enjoyed this one...some lovely shots as well hope to get there before it's over!

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Cheers Damien ! It was a fab morning for sure

[@leto_len]

Wonderful images & enjoyable video. Nice to see no red jacket 🤣glad you went back

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much Delighted you enjoyed it Ann.. it was great to give it another go

[@leto_len]

@@DarrenJSpoonley glad you did they were very enjoyable to watch, even the rouge stages were entertaining ☺️

[@pathogan4854]

Some cracking Images Darren The one with the lone stag with the grass falling from his antler and around 9.10 the stag bellowing over the hinds under that amazing contrasting ash tree(correct me if im wrong). As for the two stags close to the camera yea never have a blumderbuss when yea want 1 :)) Glad you all had a great day out !

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thanks Pat!! It was a great day out !! I think you might be right about the tree.. was nice to the light on it

[@MaliDaviesPhotography]

Really enjoyed the wild Dave rut, seriously stunning and you did some belting shots, I really liked the clips of video with that gorgeous tree. Sithee

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much buddy !! Will have to take you here when you visit .. woodlands to die for

[@andrewwarren3501]

Great shots Darren! Must try get down there for the rut sometime myself!

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thanks Andrew.. I’d highly recommend it

[@johncarnahan4067]

Some images Darren I've always liked dear there a magnificent animal to photograph. Just in relation to the high vis jacket dear hunters in north America ware orange high vis so it's easy for other hunters in the area to see them but apparently dear can't see them something to do with the way their eyes work so don't feel to bed about the red jacket. Keep up the good work

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much John .. it was a great day out !! I’ve seen the orange actually when I was photographing Wisconsin a few years back alright ! However no hunting deer here so no excuse :-) thanks for watching , Delighted you enjoyed it

[@johncarnahan4067]

@@DarrenJSpoonley Thanks for reply Darren that's good about no hunting it would be ashame. Shooting with the camera is a lot more rewarding take care

[@martinbyrne6643]

That’s a serious lump of a lense you have there , ime heading down that way next week to have a Gauke , some nice images there .

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

It's the way to go for sure. I hope you get the shots ..

[@snap-n-shoot]

Red/Orange is ok for deer as they will see red and orange and brown and deep green. Blue is your greatest enemy as it almost glows to a deer. That's why in many states in the US Blaze orange is a requirement for hunters to be safe...from each other, and the deer have often walked past a person in blaze orange. Some of my closest photography encounters in Killarney have been when I wore blaze orange. Will be down again this year.

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much ! Might make it at some stage also but not sure ! Thanks for watching

[@leejj5725]

Great vid,smashing place,i have a question for ya if u don't mind,was looking at buying the 150 600 tamron or can rf 100 to 500 ,is the tamron a good sharp lens and worth buying, as the new Canon lens is over twice the price,I use an eos r like yourself any feedback would be greatly appreciated, thanks

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much .. it’s the sigma I use and it’s very sharp

[@leejj5725]

@@DarrenJSpoonley thanks for the feedback

[@hervek.1941]

nice video, nice shots. Glad you brought us with you for those greats moments

[@DarrenJSpoonley]

Thank you very much Delighted you enjoyed it