Ring-necked Pheasant

Gallery: AvianPosted December 14, 2010201 views11 comments

I found this male pheasant foraging on rose hips after a late autumn storm in eastern Oregon a couple weeks ago. This is one of the few clean views he offered.

Canon 40D, 100-400mm @310mm, f6.3, 1/160, ISO 640

All your comments and suggestions are very much appreciated.

Ken Archer

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Dan Moore on December 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM

Very clean and very nice. It seems just a little tight top and left. You did very well with all the whites.

Dan

Registered on February 11, 2010, 143 Posts, 1248 Comments

Comment posted by May Haga on December 14, 2010 at 6:37 PM

Great setting, very nice image Ken.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by KC Choo on December 14, 2010 at 6:51 PM

A bit large in the frame for me, but you did well getting him!

Registered on November 15, 2004, 519 Posts, 8278 Comments

Comment posted by Ralph Kerr on December 14, 2010 at 6:53 PM

Nice one Ken. The head and neck colors show a bit better on the larger one. Good exposure

Registered on January 30, 2007, 369 Posts, 852 Comments

Comment posted by Angela McCain on December 14, 2010 at 10:39 PM

Really nice image with vivid colors. Great setting with the snow an berries. Wish for a little more room.

Registered on April 19, 2009, 367 Posts, 3589 Comments

Comment posted by Dennis Plank on December 14, 2010 at 10:42 PM

Good catch, Ken. Nice job on the exposure with that snowy bg. It's a bit tight for my taste-you might back off on the zoom a bit more.

Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on December 15, 2010 at 3:44 AM

Ken, lovely pose and colors, and great whites.
Any chance for a bit more room?
Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Graham Brown on December 15, 2010 at 4:57 AM

These really are a colourful and attractive bird and I'm surprised we don't see more images of them. The light probably wasn't that good but I really like habitat and think it might be better showing a bit more of this.Graham

Registered on November 20, 2007, 275 Posts, 1365 Comments

Comment posted by Richard Teller on December 15, 2010 at 10:27 AM

I have seen hundreds of Pheasants in my life and this image really attracts me. The color and detail are great. The only nit is it would have been nice to have a bit more room.

Registered on August 23, 2010, 1162 Posts, 6692 Comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 16, 2010 at 12:02 PM

I like this winter setting filled with the red rose hips, it really makes the image special Ken.
Beautiful bird!

Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments

Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on December 17, 2010 at 5:58 AM

I love this Ken, just as it is. I like the close up. I think the snow/ brush bg is great for this bird however too much would be, too much.

Registered on December 24, 2008, 112 Posts, 629 Comments