Chukar

Gallery: AvianPosted April 11, 2010221 views24 comments

The wild Chukars around the Great Salt Lake are fighting and calling from their rocky perches again - a sure (and very welcome) sign of spring. And it's about time - it's been so dreary around here for weeks that I've been able to do very little shooting.

7D, 1/1250, f/8, ISO 500, 500 f/4, 1.4 tc, shot from pickup window on 4-8-10, cropped to 70% of original image, slight curves adjustment to the rock perch, selective sharpening to bird and perch, no other processing, natural light.

Comments/critique appreciated

Comments

24 comments

Comment posted by Terry Sohl on April 11, 2010 at 6:28 PM

Terrific! This is gorgeous, especially mid-call.

Had 2 more trips out your way over the last couple of months, but alas, all meetings, no time to bird! Next time, I'll be sure to MAKE time!

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on April 11, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Terrific! I need to get up that way one of these days.

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Comment posted by Charlie VanTassel on April 11, 2010 at 6:51 PM

Oh, is it Spring already? Fantastic, Ron. Sharp as can be and what detail, especially in the large version. You must've been pretty close to this one.

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 11, 2010 at 7:29 PM

Really nice Ron. The detail is great as is the light

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Comment posted by wade pettitt on April 11, 2010 at 7:31 PM

Ron , great light and nice background. Well done!

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Comment posted by KC Choo on April 11, 2010 at 8:26 PM

This is so nice, Ron!

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 11, 2010 at 8:42 PM

Very nice Ron. Love the calling pose, light, sharpness, BG, and rock perch. Chukar's really are wonderful looking birds and your image here really shows that to it full advantage.

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Comment posted by Rohn B. McKee on April 11, 2010 at 9:29 PM

Beautiful Ron, nicely positioned. I have been looking for this bird for months, finally found 4 downtown Driggs.

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Comment posted by Sharon Hallowell on April 11, 2010 at 11:08 PM

A superb photo in all respects. The soft colors on this bird are gorgeous. Very nicely captured. Sharon

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on April 12, 2010 at 12:01 AM

Terrific shot, Ron. Excellent work getting this close. Great techs, pose and sharpness. The ones around Boise are extremely spooky; I could never get thisclose.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 12, 2010 at 6:05 AM

Wonderful pose Ron and the detail in the larger image is spot on.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Brian Gatlin on April 12, 2010 at 8:34 AM

good looking pose and perch, Ron. well exposed, too.

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on April 12, 2010 at 9:35 AM

Very pretty shot Ron.

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Comment posted by Nick Saunders on April 12, 2010 at 11:17 AM

I lover those guys. A fine image all round Ron.

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Comment posted by May Haga on April 12, 2010 at 12:01 PM

Absolute beauty Ron.
May

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Comment posted by Nate Chappell on April 12, 2010 at 12:08 PM

Sweet, love the calling pose and the bg.

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Comment posted by Monica Siri on April 12, 2010 at 1:27 PM

Ron,
I enjoy every aspect of this image. Great pose, colors, background and light. Excellent work!

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Comment posted by Roger Leekam on April 12, 2010 at 3:41 PM

Lovely color, and I like the pose and background.

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Comment posted by Richard Olsen on April 12, 2010 at 9:21 PM

Nice clean image of one of my favorite birds! Simple and beautiful display of the Chuckar calling

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 12, 2010 at 11:56 PM

A neat "plaintive" look to this guy, Ron. Excellent.

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Comment posted by Robert Bunch on April 13, 2010 at 10:14 AM

The light, pose and BG are all excellent. Nice job.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on April 13, 2010 at 4:44 PM

Beautiful, Ron. Perfect side pose here, and I love those muted colors.

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on April 15, 2010 at 4:11 PM

Excellent detail in the larger version, what a striking and colorful bird that I have only seen once before when up at Kodachrome State park in Utah. Well done.

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Comment posted by Steve Balke on April 16, 2010 at 9:43 PM

Spectacular image, Ron, as posted. The almost winsome look on the bird is so different. Colors, detail, pose, etc. are all great.

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