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		Yosemite << Back to Feature Page View exclusive photographs and get the facts behind the frame. Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> Click to ZOOM IN >> A Soft Touch Photograph by Phil Schermeister A mule deer's growing antlers are covered with velvet, which contain blood vessels that nourish the bone inside. Once the antlers are fully grown, the velvet dries up and falls off, often when the deer rubs its antlers against tree trunks. Camera: Canon A-1 Film Type: Fujichrome Provia Lens: 400mm Speed and F-Stop: 1/60 @ f/4.5 Weather Conditions: Unrecorded Time of Day: Early morning Lighting Techniques: Natural light

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