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D. Robert Franz
04-08-2011, 04:08 PM
Just back from 5 days photographing (or at least trying) Greater Prairie Chickens and Plains Sharptail grouse in Eastern Colorado and Western Nebraska. Struggled with the weather and only got 2 good mornings. Nothing at all on sharptails. No crop as per norm...

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Focal length: 800mm
Mike Fuhr
04-08-2011, 04:45 PM
Yikes! That is a killer shot! Puts mine posted yesterday to shame! :S3:

Just curious -- were you is a blind or vehicle? Private land or public?
Jim Crosswell
04-08-2011, 04:49 PM
I like the pose, HA colours and complimentary BG. Beautiful image!
D. Robert Franz
04-08-2011, 04:51 PM
Yikes! That is a killer shot! Puts mine posted yesterday to shame! :S3:

Just curious -- were you is a blind or vehicle? Private land or public?

Thanks... from a blind on a private ranch!
Dave Leroy
04-08-2011, 06:04 PM
Lovely light. It just has a feel of late afternoon.

The pose is right on.

Very well done.

Dave
pietipeppie
04-08-2011, 06:10 PM
Like Black Grouse in my country. Position is great, only action missing.

ppie


Just back from 5 days photographing (or at least trying) Greater Prairie Chickens and Plains Sharptail grouse in Eastern Colorado and Western Nebraska. Struggled with the weather and only got 2 good mornings. Nothing at all on sharptails. No crop as per norm...

Camera Model: Canon EOS-1D Mark IV
Shutter speed: 1/320 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: +2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Multi-segment
ISO: 400
Focal length: 800mm
Grace Scalzo
04-08-2011, 06:32 PM
Superb! Sweet light and pose. You sure made the most of good weather when you had it.
Tom Rambaut
04-08-2011, 09:24 PM
I've never seen this species before - this is quite a bird with a interesting posture. I assume those are air sacks that inflate during courtship displays?
Dumay de Boulle
04-09-2011, 07:14 AM
Fantastic IQ and light...What a crazy looking bird...Nice one Robert
Dudley Watson
04-10-2011, 06:01 AM
Great image ,,love the detail and composition
Daniel Cadieux
04-10-2011, 09:32 AM
Oh this is nice. Great low angle, pose, comp, light. You certainly made the best of the two good mornings...
Ofer Levy
04-11-2011, 08:33 AM
Fantastic image!!!
yogesh_puranik
04-13-2011, 01:48 AM
wow..awesome bird light HA & sharpness + angle..lovely..is this in breeding plumage? nice work done TFS