Posted by Simon Hawtin on March 20, 2006 at 2:54 PM
This one made it to the end of the season but it really should have been a grouse. Although a pheasant looks a bit out of place above heather there were more of them than grouse on this bit of fell.
D2x 500mm at f7.1, 1/2000sec ISO 400, cropped on left and bottom, Bag hide.
Cheers Simon
Posted by Vincent Jones on March 20, 2006 at 2:58 PM
Personally this is a very difficult shot to get IMO, I have tried but they are normally flying away not side on.
Did you get into position & then get someone to help flush the bird past you?
Wow, did you get Phil the canonball pheasant to do his act for you? I often see pheasants on the moors, so to me it doesn'e seem out of place.
Nice one
No grouses from me on this - just admiration for your amazing reflexes.
Posted by Simon Hawtin on March 20, 2006 at 4:02 PM
Hi Vince, no it wasn’t driven, although I was getting close to looking for beaters. I was trying to photo grouse and the pheasant were a bonus.
I positioned myself on the fell and waited, early morning pheasants would be heading up on to the fell. If they were put up by anything during the day, mainly buzzards, they would fly off the fell, as this one did. I will admit to quite a few sessions (many days with no results) to get this and the grouse shots.
Thanks for the comments,
Cheers Simon.
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9 repliesD2x 500mm at f7.1, 1/2000sec ISO 400, cropped on left and bottom, Bag hide.
Cheers Simon
Did you get into position & then get someone to help flush the bird past you?
Great flight shot
Nice one
Tim
I positioned myself on the fell and waited, early morning pheasants would be heading up on to the fell. If they were put up by anything during the day, mainly buzzards, they would fly off the fell, as this one did. I will admit to quite a few sessions (many days with no results) to get this and the grouse shots.
Thanks for the comments,
Cheers Simon.
Nice capture!
David