A few years ago I decided I wanted to do more animal landscapes with my wildlife work. While close-ups tend to get better reaction on social media, I think there’s much more involved in pulling off a good animal-scape. Obviously, there needs to be wild animal(s) but also beautiful scenery to compose the wildlife within. Not every wildlife opportunity happens in a beautiful location but when it does, I switch to a shorter lens and try to work with the possibilities as they present. Such was the case with these whitetails as they moved through a field with beautiful snow-capped peaks rising in the background.