Golden Days and A Little Red + Repost

by Bronia Klima

Gallery: AvianPosted February 18, 2010183 views14 comments

Canon Eos 40D , Isa0400, 400mm F5.6 1/500sec hand held

One from Last August taken early morning

Comments

14 comments

Comment posted by Monica Siri on February 18, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Bronia,
great light! I love the way the subject matchs with the background. I like the light on the eye too.

Registered on September 20, 2009, 132 Posts, 3764 Comments

Comment posted by Roy Bailey on February 18, 2010 at 12:26 PM

All works together very nicely. Grasses look fabulous and the head is lit beautifully. Great tonic for those of us experiencing horrible weather conditions.

Registered on November 16, 2008, 24 Posts, 486 Comments

Comment posted by Brian Vance on February 18, 2010 at 2:44 PM

Very nice capture! The light is exceptional and the golden tall grasses really highlight the bird in its natural environment.

Registered on October 31, 2008, 26 Posts, 136 Comments

Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on February 18, 2010 at 8:11 PM

Really pretty light and an interesting bird.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 392 Posts, 4810 Comments

Comment posted by Simon Bennett on February 18, 2010 at 10:02 PM

Wonderful warm light and good eye contact.

Registered on February 4, 2007, 350 Posts, 4614 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Saunders on February 18, 2010 at 11:58 PM

Nice to see a Red Grouse posted ,but I'd back off on the saturation a tad here. The golden light is great though.

Registered on February 6, 2008, 321 Posts, 3035 Comments

Comment posted by Rob Drummond on February 19, 2010 at 1:30 AM

Wonderful light and rich colours Bronia

cheers
Rob

Registered on November 8, 2003, 617 Posts, 8267 Comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on February 19, 2010 at 7:29 AM

Great bird Bronia. I love all the rich colors and and great light in this image. Saturation seems a bit high, but that is easily toned down if you see fit to make that change. The bird's head might be a bit soft, but it is hard for me to tell for sure. Overall, a great feeling to this shot.

Registered on December 6, 2008, 360 Posts, 7132 Comments

Comment posted by Giorgio Gregori on February 19, 2010 at 10:15 AM

I like a lot this image, really different. The play of warm colors is very pleasant, and the red spot is a magnet for eyes.
Giorgio

Registered on November 16, 2007, 87 Posts, 793 Comments

Comment posted by Bronia Klima on February 19, 2010 at 12:40 PM

Thanks all for comments , taken on board much appreciated
Bronia

Registered on January 3, 2010, 4 Posts, 17 Comments

Comment posted by Mia McPherson on February 19, 2010 at 12:42 PM

Bronia,

I like the erect posture of the bird, the light and the setting. I agree with others who have said it seems a touch oversaturated, bringing that down would give this image more strength imho and just a smidge more room on the right would feel a roomier. It is a fine image as presented and would be worth the effort.

Really love the light here.

Registered on June 25, 2007, 491 Posts, 12566 Comments

Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on February 19, 2010 at 1:17 PM

Great light and colors yet agre about the saturation nit. I love the eye contact as well

Registered on June 30, 2009, 300 Posts, 5051 Comments

Comment posted by Bronia Klima on February 19, 2010 at 3:15 PM

Hi all hope repost looks better
Bronia

Registered on January 3, 2010, 4 Posts, 17 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Bowers on February 23, 2010 at 6:56 PM

Beautiful Red Grouse! Fabulous light and composition. I shot them in Scotland in the 70's on B&W. Nothing like yours...

Registered on September 29, 2009, 9 Posts, 18 Comments