Sharp-Tailed Grouse

Lovely Dan, very sharp (tailed)!! I haven't seen this species before. Nice soft background.

Boring? Not to me. I have never seen one of these. I love the intricate feather patterns on the breast and the alert pose. A very nice look at the eye and those pantaloons (sp?) on the legs. The sparkly snow is a great addition too.

Excellent image - I too like the alert pose, also the setting and cripsly presented plumage detail.

Nicely done Dan. The snow looks good and the bird is good and sharp

I love the patterns on the feathers ...

You can bore me with high quality shots like this any time Dan!

Umm, I don't think this is boring at all! Love the patterns in the feathers & in the snow, the alert pose and the setting.

Gorgeous. Love everyting about this one Dan. I like how the grouse seems to be peering over the hill.
May

Not boring for me. I like the alert look and the contrast of the foreground and background. The blue cast in the snow is a little distracting. I've had great luck solving that problem by simply creating a Hue/Saturation Adjustment layer, selecting the blue channel and moving the saturation slider to the left to remove the blue cast.

Here is a quick and dirty adjustment based on Keith's suggestion. Good tip. Thanks, Keith.

Nothing boring about this Dan. I too like the alert pose and the texture in the snow. I'd love to get a shot of the species this nice. To my eye there does seem to be a bit of a halo on the bird's right side, next to the dark shadows.

Not boring at all to me Dan. A species I will never see in my neck of the woods. Very nice detail and I really like the snow with the nice background. I think the snow does look better in the repost.

Not at all boring. Very nice actually are the contrasting colors of the snow and bg. The detail is great as well as the alert pose

Hi Dan: Repost looks great. Glad the tip worked well for you on this one.

Beautifully done! I'd love to see one!

The detail of the bird stands out incredibly well from the background, and the foreground adds a great atmosphere. I disagree with your statement that this may be boring...far from it!

Nothing boring about this at all Dan - wonderful detail , superb background and, as you said, an alert pose.

cheers
Rob

I certainly don't find this boring in the slightest! Firstly, I've never seen one and secondly, it's a very fine image indeed! The large version is stunning.