Spruce Grouse Chick

[Robert White]

Taken on a wilderness canoe trip in La Verendrye, Quebec, August 5, 2008. There was a mother and two chicks. The mother disappeared but one chick stood still. I did a quick mask to removed a twig in front of the chick that was across the belly and to the left.

Canon EOS 5D handheld 250 mm 1/320 f/8 ISO 640

[Tony Whitehead]

Very difficult conditions here, Robert. The dappled light and twiggy surrounds make it hard to get a clean image. Fill flash would have helped reduce the contrast ratio to a level more easily recorded and a wider aperture may have helped blur out the BG more. A vertical (portrait) framing may have given a bit more room above the bird and room for the rest of it's body. The head angle is good. Look forward to more of your pictures.

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Great find and angle. The bird is a bit tight in the frame for my taste and the BG is distracting. Keep them coming!