Frozen

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX Mk2
f/4 400mm DO Mk2 with 1.4iii
f/5.6
1/500
ISO 2000

Early morning scene of the Red Grouse at minus zero.

Will

[Bill Dix]

I like the idea. Bird is sharp, and warm tones make it stand out against the cool environment.

[Dorian Anderson]

This setting is incredible, and I really like the use of negative space above the bird/ground. I just wish we could see a bit more of the subject, like it he/she was standing up. As good as the negative space is, it does feel empty with the bird crouched so low.

[Tim Munsey]

Yep splendid setting, really jealous, like it loads.

[Aditya Sridhar]

Oh boy, this is a stunner! Agreed with all the positives mentioned above. I like the crouched position as it conveys mood in that the bird doesn't look like it wants to be out in the cold:t3

[Randy Stout]

Will:

Agree with others, a really fine image, striking, different. I do understand about wanting more bird, but the message I get is like Aditya mentioned.
Normally I don't like so much negative space above, but in this case it plays well, almost as if the weight of the cold weather is pushing down on the bird. Just an emotional reaction to the image, which is a great thing.

Randy

[Randy Stout]

Will:

Agree with others, a really fine image, striking, different. I do understand about wanting more bird, but the message I get is like Aditya mentioned.
Normally I don't like so much negative space above, but in this case it plays well, almost as if the weight of the cold weather is pushing down on the bird. Just an emotional reaction to the image, which is a great thing.

Randy

[William Dickson]

Thanks for your thoughts guys, much appreciated. The message that Aditya and Randy mentioned is what I was trying to put across.

Will

[John Mack]

I get chills looking at this one. Hands down my favorite of these grouse images you have posted. Love the setting here and the bird small in the frame.

[Alex Becker]

Late to the party but this is awesome. Definitely my favorite of your grouse images. The setting pose and negative space are awesome. TFS