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Red Grouse,in evening light. + repost.

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Posted by Phil Mclean on April 9, 2010 at 7:25 AM
Red Grouse,in evening light. + repost.
Taken at the foot of the Lammermuir Hills,in the Scottish Borders.
Canon 1D Mk11N,500+1.4 canon lens,1/200 f5.6,and iso400.

I've posted a second version with virtually no sharpening and there is still a certain amount of halo there.Could this just be down to the light being more behind the bird and therefore being more of a rimlight?I've also warmed it up a touch.Hopefully improved?

Phil. :wavey:
Posted by Marcus Conway on April 9, 2010 at 8:10 AM
Beautiful lighting. I can almost hear him from here :toast:
Posted by Ian Butler on April 9, 2010 at 8:16 AM
Lovely picture Phil. Great pose and background. Like Marcus says, you can almost hear him calling. Only nit is that around the top of the head and the back is a sharpening halo. Just pull it back slightly and this will dissapear. regards, Ian :toast:
Posted by Phil Mclean on April 9, 2010 at 3:59 PM
Second Version.

Phil.
Posted by Bob Cox on April 10, 2010 at 4:32 AM
Nits or no nits its a good warm shot with a good feel to it.

Bob.
Posted by David Taylor on April 10, 2010 at 5:17 AM
The halo doesn't bother me, I put it down to the beautiful lighting. Very atmospheric indeed.

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Posted by Philip Newman on April 10, 2010 at 8:48 AM
Doesn't bother me either, lovely evening light and action image. :toast:

Phil Newman
Posted by Craig Jones on April 10, 2010 at 9:52 AM
Beautiful,love it,stunning evening light makes the image for me :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Guy Rogers on April 11, 2010 at 9:14 AM
Hello Phil.

Beautiful light and colour in this and the halo or backlite does'nt bother me, which you could always clone out but I would leave it as is.

The only nit for me would be just a little more ground has I find the Grouse alittle close to the bottom of the frame.

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