Black Grouse display

[Andrew Robinson]

Apologies for yet another Black Grouse but this will be the last one. Just occasionally the Greyhens will come into the lek in bright sunlight and when they do the cocks display and "flutter jump" all over the place giving opportunities if you are quick enough.

Canon 7D
300mm f/2.8
Tripod and hide.

1/5000 sec
f/3.5
iso 500.

Thank you for your comments on my last post and thank you for looking.


Andrew

[Sidharth Kodikal]

Absolutely stunning! Couldn't have been timed/captured any better. Pose, overall setting and sharpness are great. Love the fg dry grass and the bg color. Your low shooting angle contributes to the success of this image. I'd open up the shadows on the belly just a tad, if possible. Congrats on a fine image!

[vishaljadhav]

Keep them coming mate
Action very nicely captured, IQ is fantastic
With the bird having rich whites as well as blacks i like the exposure,

[Binu John]

Super shot! Awesome action captured in beautiful light! Very well done!!

[Andy Shepherd]

Can't fault it, Andrew. Your exposure control is excellent, with some great detail in both the blacks and the whites. The calling pose and swept back wings make for a cracking action shot.

[arash_hazeghi]

I love the dynamic pose and the BG, the environment is great too, the open beak adds to the dram. The red channel in the crown are blown a bit. Some of the blacks (lower chest and tail area) have no detail. I would try to recover a bit.

TFS

[keith mitchell]

Excellent action Andy,great piece of work.

Cheers Keith.

[gail bisson]

A fine image.
I like the light and the BG colors very much. The grasses really make the image.
A great pose and behavior shown.
The blacks are blocked and I would see if you could get a bit more detail.
Gail

[Ian Wilson]

Splendid capture despite the minor technical issues identified by Gail and Arash. Well done!

[Satish Ranadive]

Spectacular cocks display. I like the open beak,wing position, nice environment and composition.
Rest is mentioned by Arash.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Andrew this could be a competition winner - great pose and super background. I would definitely have another look at the raw conversion and get some more detail in the blacks. The red comb and the white feathers (upper part) are slightly blown, I am sure these are also recoverable. Well done a super shot.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Andrew, very well timed - you were obviously ready for the behaviour, and what a great feeling when you nail it too. I like the hint of blue iridescence on the neck, and agree to try and tease more detail out the blacks. Just love the colour of the grassy BG - sets the grouse off very well.

[Karl Egressy]

Striking image.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, open beak, IQ, setting and composition. Excellent image!

[John Robinson]

Looks OK to me Andrew. Small nits covered but they are nits. Would do me.
JohnR