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Red Grouse 'male'

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Posted by David Kjaer on May 21, 2006 at 4:41 AM
Red Grouse 'male'
Taken on Deeside, Scotland

Canon 20D + 300f4 iso 200 f4.5 1/320 on a bean bag out of car window.
Processed in PS CS
Posted by Danny Green on May 21, 2006 at 7:22 AM
Hello David

Thought I would be the first to post a comment, missed a lot of your images from your recent trip to Scotland, great stuff. I like the composition and colours and pose.
:toast: :toast:
Dan
Posted by Paul Schröder on May 21, 2006 at 7:39 AM
Hi David,

Nice clean and sharp image. A crop just above the OOF FG rock maybe? Still a fine image as it is.

Paul :toast:

NL/Rotterdam
Posted by Major Gilbert on May 21, 2006 at 9:02 AM
Yes well done David nice image all round.
Would agree on a small crop above the bird. :toast:

Major
Posted by Dave Courtenay on May 21, 2006 at 9:02 AM
Like it as is,will start calling you Mr Grouse, The texture of the rocks make it for me :toast:
Posted by Dennis Alden on May 21, 2006 at 3:51 PM
have to agree with what David has said - really nice detail in the rock - I like the composition too. The OOF rocks in the background tend to draw my eye from the bird a bit - but still a top notch image.

:toast:

dennis
Posted by PhilH on May 22, 2006 at 3:31 AM
A real beauty David, great headturn, great sense of environment....

:toast: :toast:
Posted by Elliott Neep on May 22, 2006 at 3:46 AM
Hi Dave,

Well done! Lovely shot with gorgeous warm light. Marvellous detail in rocks and bird and very complimentary background. Just a thought, when I scrolled down the image - the browser window cropped it - and it actually suited a 4:5 crop ending at the boulder join on the bottom left of the image. Love it nonetheless! :toast:
Posted by Helge Sorensen on May 22, 2006 at 7:00 AM
Stunning Dave, you are really getting some gordious images of Grouses :toast: BTW I keep being amazed of how deeply red this grouse is :smile:
Posted by Vincent Jones on May 22, 2006 at 7:40 AM
What a cracking shot David, one to be over the moon with. :jump:

Brilliant :toast:
Posted by Sean Bolton on May 22, 2006 at 4:05 PM
Hi David

Very attractive portrait shot, nice rocks and habitat. Only minor nit is the bird is positioned quite centrally in the frame. Maybe having the bird a bit lower would improve the composition (and be better for a front cover). Also cropping from the top works as well for me. Overall an excellent shot, I'd be happy with that one.

:toast:

cheers

Sean
Posted by Nick on May 22, 2006 at 4:13 PM
Nice to get it on the wall :smile: - where there many out & about...they're still a bit scarce around here :frown:
Posted by John MacTavish on May 22, 2006 at 4:49 PM
A bit more DOF would have tipped this to almost perfect.
Still good though.

John :toast: :toast: :toast:
Posted by David Kjaer on May 22, 2006 at 5:45 PM
Hi NIck

This year grouse numbers north of the River Dee I believe are generally quite good - but not so good to the south!

David