Prairie Chickens 3

Gallery: AvianPosted April 19, 2011146 views13 comments

Another scuffle on the lek. The lighting here isn't quite what I had in the first one, but it's a lesser crop and there is good eye contact between the birds. I considered cloning the errant blade of grass partially obscuring the lower bird's eye but decided against it. C and C welcome.

1D4, 500f4 + 1.4x, iso 800, 1/1600, f11

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by David Haynes on April 19, 2011 at 10:37 PM

WOW Keith. Another beauty. I think I like this one even better than the last. The light on both birds heads is really nice. Love the dead grasses. The blade you were going to clone doesn't bother me in the least Keith. Nice!!!

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Comment posted by Eric Diller on April 19, 2011 at 10:43 PM

Awesome action..nice job freezing the wings!

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on April 20, 2011 at 3:29 AM

Very, very nice Keith :^) Bang on with the choice for f/11; great sharpness in both sets of head and eyes :^)

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Comment posted by richard remington on April 20, 2011 at 7:59 AM

Keith,

Great action shot! I would not remove the strands of grass as they look natural. This is a wonderful scene that I would be proud to have.

Rick

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Comment posted by Cheryl Molennor on April 20, 2011 at 10:03 AM

Great capture keith. I love how the second bird is somewhat covered and hidden.

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Comment posted by Barbara Graham on April 20, 2011 at 11:50 AM

I think the grass is fine, and I love this close look into the interaction between these two birds.

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Comment posted by Guy Runco on April 20, 2011 at 12:07 PM

Excellent shot Keith - great job, no need to clone anything as far I'm concerned!

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on April 20, 2011 at 1:57 PM

Great interaction, Keith. You really took advantage of this opportunity.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on April 20, 2011 at 4:59 PM

Love this one Keith. Really a sweet shot IMO. The action is perfect and you got light in both bird's eyes. Nice and sharp too at f/11. If you happened to have just a smidge more room to add to the left side that would make this perfect in my eyes. But very very nice as posted. Very well done.

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Comment posted by Kenneth Arni on April 20, 2011 at 5:00 PM

I love the action and the colors here Keith, Great job on the dof.

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Comment posted by Ron Dudley on April 20, 2011 at 6:57 PM

Really nice Keith. Love the posture of the upper bird and to get them both sharp and with catch lights with all this action is impressive. I wouldn't clone the grass blade either - I hardly notice it.

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Comment posted by Rob Drummond on April 21, 2011 at 4:04 AM

Great action Keith - both in sharp focus too.

cheers
Rob

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Comment posted by Mia McPherson on April 21, 2011 at 6:09 PM

Neat shot Keith, the action & interaction between the birds is great. DOF worked very well for this photo!

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