Red Grouse

Gallery: AvianPosted August 28, 201175 views11 comments

Shot very early in the morning from my hide, one bird that so far has survived the start of the shooting season.

Steve
Subject: Red grouse in moorland, early morning (Lagopus lagopus)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon MKIII
Lens: 500f/4 Gitzo tripod/Wimberley head
Exposure: 1/640s at f4 ISO400 +0.33 stop compensation
Crop: FF (original capture vertical)

Comments

11 comments

Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on August 28, 2011 at 5:25 PM

Really nice Stephen. Love the overall comp and the details and sharpness in the larger image look very good. Neat bird.

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Comment posted by Allen Brooks on August 28, 2011 at 7:06 PM

Nice, sharply detailed photo.

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Comment posted by Richard Teller on August 28, 2011 at 7:23 PM

Very nice detail, color and background. Fine image.

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Comment posted by Peter Conway on August 28, 2011 at 9:31 PM

Beautiful! Wonderful detail and the grasses add a lot. You may wish to consider cropping some off the top to lose the sky. That brighter area in the URC pulls the eye a bit.

Peter

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Comment posted by Scott Frye on August 28, 2011 at 10:19 PM

Great colors that really pop in the larger view --

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on August 28, 2011 at 11:39 PM

Beautiful plumage patterns, Stephen, and I like the bg a lot.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on August 29, 2011 at 12:14 AM

Beautiful bird beautifully photographed. Love the rich rust colors against the dried grass. You managed a perfect low angle. I like the bit of blue sky at the top, one of the things I appreciated right away - sorry Peter, we'll just have to disagree.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on August 29, 2011 at 3:31 AM

Love the angle you took this at Steve. Not easy to get a field shot like this and make it look so uncluttered. Love the color, exposure and sharpness of this. I also like the alert look he is giving you.

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Comment posted by Stephen Kaluski on August 29, 2011 at 4:03 AM

Thanks guys, with all the excellent posting on here, you never know.

Peter I had considered a tighter crop eliminating the blue, but kept it in for feedback, as I have the IQ I can crop tighter.

Thanks again, very much appreciate the feedback.

Steve

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Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on August 29, 2011 at 9:31 PM

Great capture, Steve. The background colors compliment the Grouse really well and I like the composition showing just a touch of the sky. Very well done.

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Comment posted by May Haga on September 2, 2011 at 10:31 AM

Very well done, very interesting setting with the bird nice and sharp.
May

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