Red legged partridge ( Alectoris rufa)

[Jonathan Ashton]

I sneaked along a hedgerow and hid behind some tufts of grass, couldn't go lower, hand held.
Olympus E-M1X
Shooting Mode : Manual
Focal Length : 600.0mm
Focal Length (35 mm conversion) : 1202.0mm
Shutter : 1/160 sec
F.No. : F8
Exposure compensation : 0.0 EV
ISO Sensitivity : 400

[William Dickson]

Very nice Jon....Love these birds...nice detail and colours on the bird...Typical habitat...Not easy to get close to, so well done...I'm wondering why you never increased the ISO and SS.

Will

[John Mack]

Nice how the bird is "tucked" into the grasses like that. Framing is right on.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Very nice Jon....Love these birds...nice detail and colours on the bird...Typical habitat...Not easy to get close to, so well done...I'm wondering why you never increased the ISO and SS.

Will

The bird was static so no need.

[Arthur Morris]

The bird looks fine. I am OK with the rows of dirt but find the bright roots (?) and the clump of dead grass (?) distracting.

What lens? Teleconverter?

with love, artie

[Jonathan Ashton]

The bird looks fine. I am OK with the rows of dirt but find the bright roots (?) and the clump of dead grass (?) distracting.

What lens? Teleconverter?

with love, artie

Artie it's a 300mm f4 prime and a 2xTC this equates to 1200mm full frame equivalent.

[Joseph Przybyla]

Good image in habitat of this bird. I am not familiar with it, so cannot comment on the colors. Thank you for sharing, Jon.

[Steve Kaluski]

Nice to see a French partridge Jon. Typical habitat they like to forage in, but I might be tempted to crop a tad tighter, from the LHS & above. Personally, a bit more tonal range in the green vegetation adds, but also just a tad lighter for the subject, however just personal taste.

TFS
Steve