Red Grouse

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX Mk2
f/4 400mm DO Mk2 and 1.4iii
f/5.6
1/500
ISO 2000

I returned to my fave Glen in Perthshire a couple of days ago, to photograph the Red Grouse, not the best of weather, mainly dark cloud with some rain. I liked the pose this one gave, as she was on the lookout for predators, whilst her young family were feeding on the heather buds nearby. Handheld..ACR and PS2019.

Will

[David Roach]

Just awesome vertical frame. Love the composition, BG, FG and that pose. Great details and color. TFS

[Joseph Przybyla]

Hey Will, you are nailing these grouse. Love the pose, background and what appears to be heather foreground. Lovely image, thank you for sharing.

[Bill Dix]

Good alert grouse, showing nicely against the dark background. Light conditions didn't give you a lot of leeway to play with DOF or SS.

[Geoffrey Montagu]

Never tire of these beauties, William. She's a proud mom protecting her family. Like what you've done with that beautiful overcast weather. Great detail, and wonderful background color.

Geoffrey




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[Daniel Cadieux]

Good proud-looking pose, and nice colours. I love the white legs. I feel that a "truer" vertical would work well: you could come in just a bit on each side and easily add some canvas above.

[gail bisson]

What a beautiful frame. Such a proud pose.
Agree 100% with Daniel.
Color palette is really pretty.
You are the "grouse master"!

[Jonathan Ashton]

Who's a handsome boy then eh? Top notch Will, love the trousers, I like the composition too.

[dankearl]

I love your shooting angle... Grouse looks nice.

[William Dickson]

Thanks guys, appreciated

[Mike Poole]

Definitely the cock of the hill! Grat shooting angle, especially with the stretched up pose. Techs spot on, nice work

Mike