Black Grouse

Well, with the weather as it is, it appears getting half decent shots is getting increasingly difficult with everything either sheltering or just not playing ball, so here's one from a short while back on or around the 'Andy Shepherd estate' as nothing was playing ball with the best day up here on Thursday.

This guy gave me very little time, just enough to fire off a few frames before flying off.

Apologies in not replying to my previous posting, have been away, but thanks again and for the very kind words.

Steve

Subject: Black grouse in moorland, early afternoon (Tetrao tetrix)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon MKIII
Lens: 500f/4 plus 1.4x - handheld
Exposure: 1/1600s at f8 ISO400 0 stop compensation
Crop: Almost FF, slight crop (original capture vertical)

Processing bang on the nail, Steve, as usual. I love the sheen you have managed to get in the blacks.

David

Agreed, bang on!

Steve

That look says it all, still a very nice image.

Peachy

Steve it would be very difficult to find a fault with this excellent image.

Superb image Steve and you did well to get so close to this lovely grouse.

Nick.

Looks good, dust spots mid RHS? either way would tidy.

If it's on the RHS Phil, it's vegetation.

Very unusual to see a non leking image. Top notch image.

Ian

Fair enough Steve, the processing seems to have brought it out as isn't in the version of this shot you posted in avian last year. a lovely shot though as said

Re processed Phil, technology moves on, along with our learning too.

Thanks for looking, always good to have another pair of eyes, as we can often miss things.

Tell me about it Steve, I'm reprocessing everything again at the moment as i can not believe what i used to do ... prob think exactly the same in twelve months!

Yes, an excellent shot. Now if only it was in 3D.