Red grouse

[Jonathan Ashton]

Hand held Canon 1DX Canon 500mmf4 Auto ISO 400 1/1600 sec f4.5, this male was a little preoccupied in telling another male to clear off out of his patch. I wanted to get a shot clearly showing his leggings but that didn't happen, he just wandered off.
All C&C welcome

[Karl Egressy]

Striking image, love the calling pose. Maybe more room at the bottom and a little less at the top, Jon.

[David Cowling]

I like the way that the bird is standing out against the diffused background. Looks like a typical moorland scene but of course it may not be. Good feather detail. Another vote for a bit off the top.

[Robert Kimbrell]

I love the environment here, A good blend from foreground to background, Nike pose and sharpness on the Grouse.

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent image. Very nice calling pose, beautiful colors,details and nice composition.

Regards,
Satish.

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty Jonathan! I like the setting, sweet BG, calling pose, IQ and composition wise I would add a little below.

[christopher galeski]

very nice Jonathan,love the pose,sharp with good detail,like the colors in the BG,agree with others on a bit more below.TFS.

[Steve Kaluski]

Hi Jonathan, nice calling pose and the colours & detail all work, good you retained the fine detail in the comb. I think you could have got away with f/4, agree with the others regarding more space below.

TFS
Steve

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Jon, excellent low angle and you managed a good angle on the Grouse too. I like the sharp detail and colours, and those colours in the top half of the image stand out nicely. Yes to a little more room below for the virtual legs.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Thanks for the feedback everyone I agree a little more on the base would help, I could stretch a little with content aware, the image is almost full frame - space top and right but not below.