Bradgate park

[Veldranian]

I am thinking of going to Bradgate park. In the following weeks. I was wandering if the deer would be roaming around. Because I read that they are out of bounds or something. I am a bit worried because I have to drag my parents up with me because im only 14. I have a canon 20D and a canon 300mm f/4.5 L. Also, I was thinking about making a purchase on a teleconverter 1.4X. Im not exactly sure which one I need to buy?. If you could help I would greatly appreciate it Finally where are the red deer most likely to be located in the park?

[MP]

I can not advise you about Bradgate Park, but I feel you will find most Deer parks do not like there Deer to be disturbed to much, and the park may well have put on some further restrictions during the recent Rut, which should have finished now. It`s likely a little hit and miss at a lot of large Deer parks, though the Deer should likely be more tolerant than there wild cousins, as they will be more used to seeing people. Perhaps you could phone them before making a long journey ? Or search on Flikr to see what photos other people achieved there.
I can recommend the Kenco 1.4 converter, I think it is tagged as the pro 300 version now, it should give you a good working distance with your 300mm for Deer, there photos work very well when shown in there environment anyway. I hope that is some help. Hopefully others can offer further advice.

Good luck.

Mark.

[bob.phillips]

I would say go for it. I haven't been to Bradgate for about a year, but when I went it was easy to see the deer. Just walk along the main path and you should get a few shots. Even if the deer are not about then it's a lovely walk and your family will love it. 300mm lens is fine for the shots.

Bob

[nikolai_avenger]

I second that, the deer are very obliging at Bradgate Park, although of course they might be in an area where you don't look!

Cheers. Nik.