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Grouse in Purple Heather

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Posted by jack chapman on August 27, 2008 at 5:41 AM
Grouse in Purple Heather
i was trying to keep everything from my trip chronological, but i forgot this one so before it falls to far behind

from not far from the roe deer shots

40D + 300mm F4L + 1.4x converter
1/1250 @ 5.6
ISO 320
Full Frame
Posted by Paul Gibbs on August 27, 2008 at 5:51 AM
Nice with the heather in flower, nice fore ground and back ground. Did you have to crawl to get so close? I had a mare trying to get close enough for my shots, without them bolting and zooming off in flight.
Posted by jack chapman on August 27, 2008 at 6:04 AM
sorry Paul i'm afraid i didn't suffer half as much as you, i should have mentioned this was from a car
Posted by Robert Lawrence on August 27, 2008 at 6:12 AM
Very nice indeed Jack.
Posted by Tom Smit on August 27, 2008 at 7:08 AM
Nice shot. Specially the colors of the bird and the color of the flowers. Nice contrast.
Good FG/BG and the bird is razor sharp.
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Posted by Alan Bryant on August 27, 2008 at 1:01 PM
Thats a great shot.

Cracking surrounding colours :toast:
Posted by eric weight on August 27, 2008 at 1:28 PM
I like everything about this one Jack.
:toast: Eric
Posted by Paul Inglis on August 27, 2008 at 2:10 PM
Hi Jack,

Very nice shot! Not 100% sure about the composition, maybe a tadge central - just me no doubt! :rolleyes:
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Posted by PhilH on August 27, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Got to say I really like this, don't mind it being central the expression and the colours of the heather make for another fine image from your trip, looking forward to more...

All the best & speak soon.....

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Posted by Justin on August 27, 2008 at 5:28 PM
Nice bird in a very attractive setting.
Posted by Andy Shepherd on August 27, 2008 at 6:25 PM


Excellent image Jack, comp works well and the colours are very nice, the image also shows how well the bird is camouflaged, nice work.

Andy... :smile:
Posted by Magnus Hird on August 27, 2008 at 6:25 PM
Shows their camouflage brilliantly, plus lovely colours in the heather :smile:
Posted by Sandra Hendrikse on August 28, 2008 at 3:22 AM
Fantastic image :smile: :smile: The colors are great.
Posted by Nigel Blake on August 28, 2008 at 3:50 AM
The central composition works well for this image, colours are great too, shame about the bright OOF grass stem across the breast, but thats out of your control, in all a grand image I like it!
Posted by John Robinson on August 28, 2008 at 10:56 AM
This works very well for me.( and I've spent a while chasing these guys around!)
JohnR
Posted by Jeroen Stel on August 28, 2008 at 2:18 PM
Stunning shot!
Great light and setting!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by David Taylor on August 29, 2008 at 5:29 AM
I love the quizzical expression. :smile: Great shot of of the bird in its environment.

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