Black Grouse

[Steve Kaluski]

This guy gave me very little time, just enough to fire off a few frames before flying off.

Apologies in not replying to my previous posting, I have been away.

Steve

Subject: Black grouse in moorland, early afternoon (Tetrao tetrix)
Location: UK
Camera: Canon MKIII
Lens: 500f/4 plus 1.4x - handheld
Exposure: 1/1600s at f8 ISO400 0 stop compensation
Crop: Almost FF, slight crop (original capture vertical)

[Mital Patel]

this is extremely beautiful image steve. the expo is just superb.

[Dumay de Boulle]

Gorgeous expo and the iridescent feathers look great...Very nice

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Amazing setting, expo and light. What a bird! Just love this image.

[Alan Murphy]

The light bring out the colors on this one. I like the comp.

[Jeff Parker]

Good capure! Sharp where it needs to be. The iridescence on the neck is beautiful.

[Tom Redd]

Steve, absolutely beautiful as always. On the one hand, I like the way the grasses frame the object. On the other, I wonder what it might look like if you cloned out the two tallest blades of grass the the birds right. Just a question, not sure it is better. Love the colors.

[yogesh_puranik]

wow..amazing exposure nice bg and details..