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Female ptarmigan + REPOST with catchlight

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Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 22, 2013 at 12:41 PM
Female ptarmigan + REPOST with catchlight
D7000 300mmf4 ISO 320 1/1000s at f5.6 handheld.

Just back from a holiday in the Cairngorms and managed to spend some time in my usual corrie with the ptarmigan. Found a very confiding female who was very comfortable with my presence. This was taken after she had finished a preening session and was looking over her shoulder The moult into summer plumage is well under way with the vermiculated feather pattern looking superb. Please view LARGE.

All comments greatly appreciated.

Nick.
Posted by Phil Ellard on May 22, 2013 at 1:23 PM
Hope you had a great time, Im off to the Cairngorms later this year, never been looking forward to it. This looks wonderful. I have never seen a ptarmigan in summer colours before and it is quite special. Just a tiny thing but i would enhance the catch light in the eye, It is there in the biggy but it would really bring her life. Apart from that i think it is a cracker :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :wavey:
Posted by David Sewell on May 22, 2013 at 2:29 PM
I hadn't missed the catchlight until I read Phil's comment, but I think he has a good point. Otherwise excellent.

David
Posted by keith mitchell on May 22, 2013 at 4:21 PM
Nick tiny nit covered ,it's excellent wish it was mine :wavey:

:toast: Keith. :smile: :smile: :smile:
Posted by John Robinson on May 22, 2013 at 4:32 PM
Superb colour patern on these birds.Interesting about the catchlight. This comes up a lot. If there isn't one there - does it matter ??
:biggrin: Nice anyway
JR
Posted by Jeroen Stel on May 22, 2013 at 4:41 PM
Stunning pattern on this lovely bird!
Like the OOF rocks in front and the chosen composition. Well done!

greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Nick Mckeown on May 23, 2013 at 3:25 AM
Many thanks for the comments folks.

On the larger image you can see reflection of the sky but as the conditions were cloudy there was no catchlight. On the smaller image the eye looks like a black lifeless hole and I think a catchlight does lift it. I have posted the image with one. What do you think?

Nick. :wavey:
Posted by Bob Johnson on May 23, 2013 at 8:18 AM
Hadnt thought about the catchlight on first viewing. I can actually see the sky in the original small image but I do have an exceptional screen :wink: The addition of the catchlight in the repost does certainly lift what was already a great image :smile:

Bob :smile:
Posted by keith mitchell on May 23, 2013 at 2:13 PM
Nick it does just lift it a bit and I must say that I do like the bg and oof stone in the foreground its a cracker of an image that really rocks my boat :wavey:

Keith. :smile: :smile: :smile:
Posted by Phil Ellard on May 24, 2013 at 1:37 PM
Thats the ticket :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: