Grouse in the rain

[Mike Poole]

Another shot of a Red Grouse from my recent trip to the Moors. Just a light bit of misty rain, nothing too dramatic, but it adds a little atmosphere at least.

Canon 1dx
500mm f4 is
ISO 2500
1/1250th f5.6

Mike

[Colin Driscoll]

Lovely pose and environment. Perhaps a little dodging of the shaded underparts would give it a lift.

[keith mitchell]

Mike the bird stands out beautifully against that nice bg,lots of nice sharp detail and I also love the feathered feet on these birds,lovely pose to finish.

Keith.

[Bill Nuttall]

Morning Mike

attractive bird - you can see why they get shot as they "stand and stare"

just a couple of comments - I'd try cloning the bg into the white OOF areas to the right of the birds tail - as I feel that removing this would help to silhouette the bird more and help with defining the perch

Pity we cannot see the feet fully as they are an attractive part of the bird

[gail bisson]

I love the IQ and the rain.
Just wish the right foot was visible.
I would crop up from the bottom to remove some of the OOF FG rock
Gail

[Lorant Voros]

Love the rain here. I wish the bird was on the top of the rock, but still nice. Well exposed and great IQ. Well done.

[Jonathan Ashton]

Lovely shot Mike, I would try lifting the darkest plumage a little. The colours are super and the pose/setting is excellent.

[Mike Poole]

Thanks for all the comments and suggestions, always appreciated

Mike

[kerry keyworth]

Top image , the background is superb. well detailed Grouse, colour accurate and a really pleasing composition.

[Jim Crosswell]

I like the pose, feather patterns, rain, HA and composition wise I would come up from the bottom. Well done Mike.

[Kalin Botev]

Lovely, lovely shot Mike! Great detail of the bird and perfect background. The rain adds to the mood of the picture, as well. Thanks for sharing!
Kalin

[Frank Schauf]

Great pose and setting you have here.