Willow Ptarmigan Kid

Gallery: AvianPosted July 20, 2012120 views10 comments

Olympus E-5, 300mm x 2.0TC, lying on ground
f16, 1/250, ISO800

It's all about the kids, although we sometimes forget. 7-8 week old Willow Ptarmigan check. Savage River Canyon, Denali National Park.

Cropped to vertical. Adjustments to Levels. Selective sharpening of bird.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Ed Williams on July 20, 2012 at 2:33 AM

Adorable. Love those fuzzy feet.

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Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 20, 2012 at 8:30 AM

Looks like hard ground. Sturdy looking little bugger! Nice soft light and good detail. Good processing as well.

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Comment posted by Ron Bielefeld on July 20, 2012 at 10:38 AM

Nice to see young. A bit more light in the eye would have improved this image IMO as would a bit more blur to the BG. f/16 may have been a bit too much here?

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Comment posted by Jim Hackley on July 20, 2012 at 1:44 PM

Nice job on getting the low level perspective. I like the feather patterns/color and interesting to see how the legs are covered, well done.

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Comment posted by Richard Ditch on July 20, 2012 at 4:17 PM

Neat! I've never seen one of their chicks.

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Comment posted by Randy Bacon on July 20, 2012 at 8:27 PM

A good look at this handsome youngster - the low POV really helps here. Nice shot Jim, thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Dennis Plank on July 20, 2012 at 10:46 PM

Sweet, Jim. Nice detail and it's neat to see the juvenile plumage.

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Comment posted by S Govindarajan on July 21, 2012 at 10:31 AM

Neat to see the young of this species in the open, Jim. Nice headturn and great angle.

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Comment posted by David Williams on July 21, 2012 at 6:21 PM

Another good chick shot, Jim. I like the rich color of the bird, and those feet are great. Well done.

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Comment posted by Kurt Bowman on July 23, 2012 at 7:51 AM

Jim, I don't think I have ever seen an image of a Ptarmigan chick. Nice work in getting this and good techs as well.

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