Red Grouse

[William Dickson]

Canon 5D Mk3
f/4 500mm with 1.4
f/7.1
1/640
ISO 2500

I had a trip to Glen Quaich in Perthshire early yesterday morning, it wasn't the best light, but I managed to capture this Red Grouse. It was perched high which at least helped with the amount of light available.

Thanks for looking.

Will

[christopher galeski]

Very nice William,beautiful BG,nice pose,head tured towards us a touch ,would have taken this up a notch,but nice as his,nice detail and I like were it is sat.TFS.

[Jim Crosswell]

Excellent image William! I like the sharpness, pose, composition, clean BG and beautiful setting.

[Karl Egressy]

Such a wonderful image of a great looking bird, Will. Love the layered background and the moss covered rock as a perch is outstanding, the strongest part of the composition.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Will it is a feast for the eyes lovely setting and pose. I agree a tad of a head turn would have helped but it looks pretty good to me.

[Andre Pretorius]

Hi William

I am sure I have seen this Grouse before-- on a Whiskey Bottle called Famous Grouse..?
If so, your image is way better
Love the FG with moss on the rocks, BG stunning.
Looks cold and wet..
Very nice detail on bird, with good mid-tone contrast, detail in darks.
I would just tone down the hot whites on the rock behind Grouse.

[Glenn Conlan]

Love the colors