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The nights are getting chilly, and it is a time of change in Wyoming. While each season has its special attributes, the transition from summer to fall may be the most thrilling for me. A favorite part of summer is seeing deer, elk and moose with their velvety antlers: so soft looking you want to touch them. And antlers are also fantastic photographically, especially when backlit, with their translucence creating amazing rim light.

Not only are antlers a great photo subject, they’re also pretty amazing biologically. Antlers are one of the fastest growing biological tissues, similar to fetal tissue and that of a wound healing. In just a few short months, animals ca

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