Greater Sage-Grouse III

Gallery: AvianPosted March 21, 2016277 views4 comments

Canon 1D-X, 500mm f4 x 1.4TC, handheld from truck window
f8, 1/1000, ISO200

A third shot from my visit to the Sage Grouse lek, showing the moment just after full inflation of the esophogeal pouches. I'd like better separation of the bird's bill from the black feathers, but the behavior involves tucking the head town.

75% of full frame. Slight adjustments to Levels; selective sharpening of the bird.

C & C, please. Thanks for looking.

Comments

4 comments

Comment posted by Luke Ormand on March 21, 2016 at 6:43 PM

Great shot with this bird really putting on a display. The habitat is excellent as well - just wish for more DOF to get everything forward of the bird in focus

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Comment posted by Charles Gangas on March 22, 2016 at 2:40 PM

Excellent shot Jim. I'd love to see this behavior myself-something just works against me getting out there at the right time.

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Comment posted by John MacTavish on March 23, 2016 at 1:28 PM

Super image.

Not sure how tolerant these are to hides or even yourself lying down. Reason I wonder is that I'm a huge fan of shooting from a subject's eye level

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Comment posted by Lucy Aron on June 9, 2016 at 10:33 PM

Well done Jim. Quite a display. The placement of the bird in the frame seems just right.

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