on the look out Red Grouse

[christopher galeski]

Taken the other day on the moor,this bird was in the long grass,and I struggled to get a clear shot,without any grass getting in the way of the lens,this is the best I could get,after20mins of stalking,cannon500mm IS,L,F4,1.4X,700MM,FL,7D MK1,hand held,iso800,1/800s,F5.6.crop,sharpened,levels,denoised in BG.

[Shawn Zierman]

Very nice!...great all round view of the bird, strong eye contact,...love the setting.

[vishaljadhav]

very nice ground level shot , the head turn is just right and i love the details you have on the bird
nice one

[William Dickson]

Nice one Chris. Brilliant POV and feather detail on this bird. Well done

[keith mitchell]

Chris I know what you mean about the bits of grass, must admit it's not a real problem for as long as it's not through the eye or other critical points, in fact it gives a more natural look to the imageIMHO,nice shot I would be very pleased with.

Cheers Keith.

[Iain Barker]

Great image Chris. I like the looking back pose. With so much grass around I think it would be a lot to expect to not have any over the bird.
What area was this taken? It is one bird I have always fancied spending a day trying to find.

TFS
Iain

[Daniel Cadieux]

That was well worth the stalking session. I love the habitat and look-back pose. Vertical composition works well, I just wish the subject was a tad lower in the frame. Nicely done.

[christopher galeski]

Thanks for looking and your comments,Ian,it was taken in the forest of Bowland area,plenty of grouse moors in this area,Lancashire and on the borders of Yorkshire,hope this helps.

[John Robinson]

Excellent ! About the nicest Grouse shot I,ve seen.
JohnR

[Ivan Ellison]

As above, nice image, good IQ , the grass adds a bit of natural feeling to it. Not long now for him to settle down after the shooting season finishes.

[christopher galeski]

Thanks John and Ivan for looking and comments.