Winter's Deer #2
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Winter's Deer #2
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Deer start to prepare for winter months before the temperatures begin to drop. They do this by storing fat around internal organs and under their skin which insulates and provides energy reserves for the lean months ahead.
Their coat plays a major role in keeping them warm. Coarse, hollow, dark guard hairs cover soft, woolly underfur. Guard hairs can absorb solar energy but it’s the underfur that provides the most insulative value. Half the length of guard hairs, underfur is 5 times as dense. For comparison, sheep underfur is only 4 times as dense. The underfur traps layers of air, with warmer layers closer to the skin. The insulative value of underfur is increased when the hair stands on end (goose bumps for people) trapping more air.
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February 2nd, 2017
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Gary F Richards
Spectacular composition, lighting, shading, colors and artwork! F/L voted in CHANGING SEASONS contest
Skip Willits
This is a fantastic wildlife piece. The softness of the snow and the doe herself is wonderful and the snow on the animal just accents the tough time these critters have finding food in the winter. Epic image Elizabeth.
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