Lekking Greater Prairie-Chickens

[Iain Campbell]

This shot was taken at a lek in Colorado at very first light, April 30th.

I shot it
Handheld
ISO 3200,
f/7.1,
1/1600
500mm.

I was using a Canon 5Diii and 500mm f/4

One of the best natural history experiences I have ever had.

[Mike Milicia]

Great job capturing the interaction!

Image seems a bit dull/flat. Might try boosting the mid-tones and/or contrast a bit.
Also a bit tight on the top, right, and bottom for my taste.

[gail bisson]

I like the interaction .
I would warm the picture up a tad and give the image a bit more room on the top,
Gail

[vishaljadhav]

i like the picture for the composition, you had a difficult situation of one bird in air and you composed this one lovely
love this one, as suggested above warming the image may pop it up a bit more

[dankearl]

Color critiques noted, the high ISO is the culprit, but an easy fix.
Congrats from me for just posting these unique birds and nice action at that.

[Diane Miller]

Looks like you got both very well in focus, and caught great action -- kudos!

[Iain Campbell]

Thanks guys,

Mike, I take your point. I played around and warmed up the image which makes the image seem more appealing. I remember freezing my pants off that morning so I will put the better image in my gallery but have one with a colder look printed for my memory.

Cheers,
Iain

[arash_hazeghi]

great interaction and nice that both are sharp. you did well in challenging conditions