My brother-in-law (Troy) took this picture when he was driving through the Bad Lands in SD.
Here’s his story:
Lara and I were driving to Rapid City on the 21st of November and we drove through the Badlands for a little scenery along the way. We just took the loop off of 94 through the Badlands and back out at Wall, SD. About half way through we come around a corner and there is this big mule deer right at the side of the road. I slowed down as fast as I could and crept up slowly, and he just stood there. I took my first picture with my phone to insure that I got a shot. The funny thing is, my real nice camera was in the trunk, so all I had was my point and shoot Sony Cybershot. I was able to get that out, (again engine running, I am in the driver’s seat and he is like 10 feet off of the shoulder) I reached across the passenger seat he turned and I clicked, and that is what came out. I just love the picture. Everyone thinks it is fake because of the rich lighting and definition of the photo. I sent it to SD tourism, and they have already posted it on their blog, and may use it in some of their literature in the future. Here is a link to the blog.
Looks like an Oil on Canvas 
very nice. I’ve made that ‘loop drive’ many times and seem to always see some wildlife. 
But I’ve never seen this fella….
