Walk anywhere along the rim of the Grand Canyon just after dawn and you will see mule deer grazing on hotel lawns and in the high grasses that line the trail. I saw this one just off the Bright Angel Trail, framed in beautiful backlight. The light was streaming through the trees, creating pockets of sun and shadow. I waited until the deer move its head into the brightest spot of the picture to make this image. The light illuminates that head just as it begins to move towards a meal. It is almost a halo – a brilliant exclamation that underscores the point of the image. By exposing for the brightest part of the picture, I also darken the rest of it. In doing so, I reduce the visibility of the large scars on its back, no doubt from a predator, that mars its otherwise smooth coat.