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Black grouse BIF

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Posted by Nick Mckeown on April 29, 2012 at 6:08 PM
Black grouse BIF
D7000 500mm f4 ISO 400 1/60s at f8 window clamp cable release

Taken this morning at a little after 6 a.m. Beautiful frosty morning!
All C+C warmly welcomed.


Nick. :wavey: :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on April 30, 2012 at 2:52 AM
Hi Nick.
BIF ? looks good to me plenty of detail in the dark feathers and the white looks good,frosty setting just tops off a very nice image.
Keith. :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on April 30, 2012 at 3:21 AM
Nick That has to be about the best BG pic I,ve seen .( Put this on last night but dissappeared somewhere.). Head a teeny bit to the right but - hey- no big deal. What do I know.:biggrin:
Looks ok size wise to me.
Grand shot.
Cheeers
JR
Posted by Stephen Kaluski on April 30, 2012 at 4:10 AM
Top shot - congrats on get this and close too. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

TFS
Steve
Posted by Craig Jones on April 30, 2012 at 7:04 AM
Lovely close up in really nice light, catch light in the grouse makes it for me :wink: :wavey:
Posted by Matt Cole on April 30, 2012 at 10:11 AM
looks like mission accomplished Nick. This is very nice, lots of detail and a good composition.

Matt :toast:
Posted by David Sewell on April 30, 2012 at 10:19 AM
That's one stunningly good shot, Nick.

David
Posted by David Taylor on April 30, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Brilliant FBIF image, Nick. :biggrin: :wink:

:toast: :toast: :toast: :jump:
Posted by Phil Ellard on April 30, 2012 at 3:27 PM
Cracker :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by John MacTavish on May 2, 2012 at 9:18 AM
Very nice Nick. Not too big in the frame for my taste. Rushes in the background are a bloody nuisance to the photographer but the grouse love them for cover
Posted by Phillip Tomkinson on May 2, 2012 at 9:42 AM
Super image Nick.

Phil.

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by Ron McCombe on May 3, 2012 at 4:54 AM
Great image nick

these are quite difficult

Ron
Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 3, 2012 at 12:25 PM
Many thanks for your comments...seems to be black grouse week this week!

Nick. :smile: :wavey: