Spruce Grouse.

[Karl Egressy]

I found this bird (my wife did) along a forest trail up in Algonquin.
It quickly entered into the forest but remained visible for a couple of more minutes.
The light was just like anywhere else in a dense wet forest.
Thanks for looking.

Canon 5DM3
Canon 70-200 f4.0 L IS at 183 mm
ISO 1250
f4.5
1/400 s

[Bill Dix]

Nice look-back pose and great detail. I particularly like the colors of the forest floor. I'm wondering if there's a slight bluish cast to the whole image, but it gives an appropriately cool, damp look suitable to the setting.

[Walker Noe]

Great pose. I would like to see more on the top and right,but it's also nice how it is. I would definitely remove the little trash piece in the LR corner.

TFS
Walker

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the look back pose, sharpness, mossy forest floor, details and setting. Well done Karl.

[keith mitchell]

Karl I find the BG and habitat interesting but I might try to tone the yellow bit near the birds head down a tad, that apart the look back pose and the quality of the bird looks great.

Keith.

[Enrique Patino]

Great image Karl. really like the habitat. The bird has a bit of blue color cast, but not having seen one before, I would not know... ;)

[Paul Lagasi]

karl, I can't count the number of times, I've been to Spruce Bog looking for Spruce Grouse without luck. Lighting always sucks under the canopy. Very nice result though, love the head turn.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot Karl excellent pose, the little mushrooms add too. I think I would remove the yellow leaf bottom right.
I have just made a levels layer and clicked the white dropper on the white patch on the neck beneath the eye. I think it helps a little and I suspect it may be trying on th raw conversion.