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Chukar

by John Blumenkamp

Gallery: AvianPosted September 17, 2011121 views11 comments
Found this little guy one morning out at Antelope Island State Park here in northern Utah...

40D @ 400mm
1/640 f/5.6 iso100

Thanks for your comments and opinions!

John

Comments

11 comments
Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 17, 2011 at 9:18 PM
He's posing nicely for you!
Nice BG and interesting rock perch too.
Sandy
Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments
Comment posted by Philip Schwarz on September 18, 2011 at 11:55 AM
Beautiful shot.
Registered on November 29, 2006, 236 Posts, 1210 Comments
Comment posted by May Haga on September 18, 2011 at 2:51 PM
Cool, cool shot John. Love the background it compliments the bird beautifully. One day I will find one of these guys and would be very happy if I had a shot like this.
May
Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments
Comment posted by keith mitchell on September 18, 2011 at 3:59 PM
John i like it a lot the bird fits beautifully onto that nice bg ,its very good!

Keith.
Registered on July 12, 2008, 127 Posts, 1735 Comments
Comment posted by Sally King on September 18, 2011 at 6:33 PM
I really like how the bird appears to be spotlight from the front. Nice red legs and eye. The perch is interesting and the background well blurred. Good job.
Registered on December 2, 2008, 416 Posts, 4450 Comments
Comment posted by Dennis Plank on September 18, 2011 at 6:39 PM
Wonderful light and pose, John.

:toast:
Registered on January 28, 2008, 1767 Posts, 23192 Comments
Comment posted by Hans Overduin on September 19, 2011 at 2:58 AM
Hello John, very nice indeed. Especially the already-mentioned colors of the bird and the environment matching very well. Nice one ! Cheers, Hans
Registered on August 31, 2011, 491 Posts, 3807 Comments
Comment posted by Matt Shellenberg on September 19, 2011 at 9:00 PM
Great pose and perch for this Chukar, John. I really like the dramatic side lighting. Great image.
Registered on February 6, 2008, 168 Posts, 3118 Comments
Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on September 19, 2011 at 11:32 PM
Love the side light here John. I think it makes this more dramatic. The BG, detail, colors and perch are all wonderful. No nits from me. :toast:
Registered on June 19, 2008, 1005 Posts, 8028 Comments
Comment posted by Roman Kurywczak on September 20, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Sweet light John and great perch and pose too!
Registered on November 20, 2009, 56 Posts, 748 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hackley on September 20, 2011 at 6:39 PM
Wonderful pose and perch to show off the patterns of this bird and I like the background as well, way to go.
Registered on September 17, 2009, 302 Posts, 5535 Comments