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Black Grouse Lekking
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Black Grouse Lekking

by Ron McCombe

Gallery: AvianPosted March 31, 2011107 views4 comments
One from last week in the Central Lowlands of Scotland

Canon 7D cannon 500mm f4 lens, f5.6, 1/1000 sec ISO 400

Comments

4 comments
Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on March 31, 2011 at 5:20 PM
Stunning colours Ron, and lovely light :toast: :toast:
Looks a bit noisy though, but I'm sure that can be sorted

Oscar :wavey:
Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments
Comment posted by Dan Walters on April 1, 2011 at 11:16 AM
Great behavior and I like the low angle. Like the soft light as well, brings out the colors in the bird.
Registered on October 30, 2005, 405 Posts, 3693 Comments
Comment posted by Fabio Giarrizzo on April 1, 2011 at 12:05 PM
Nice picture of this great species- Awesome pose and light, with very good DOF- I'd try to add a bit of sharpening on the subject- Well done, Fabio
Registered on December 3, 2010, 90 Posts, 1614 Comments
Comment posted by Rick Cloran on April 1, 2011 at 3:24 PM
Wonderful detail that shows up in the larger version. I think I can see his tonsils :wink: All the techs look excellent. The one thing I'd be inclined to try is moveing the crop up on the foreground to about the level of that grayish spot on the right side. It leaves him plenty of room and improves the comp for me.
Registered on April 6, 2004, 119 Posts, 1989 Comments