Red Grouse

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX Mk2
f/4 400mm DO Mk2 with 1.4iii
f/7.1
1/1000
ISO 640

I had another trip to the Glen at the weekend. The Grouse are in full courtship mode, and the red wattle(eyebrow) has now grown in size, as seen on this one I managed to capture. Luckily, the bird was displaying on a rock, which gave me a view of the legs and foot, which are normally hidden in the heather.

Will

[Jonathan Ashton]

Peaches and cream Will!! As you say to get such a clear view and of the display it is a pretty rare thing so well done.
One minor suggestion I would see if I could lower the brightest highlights on the feet/legs/and on the rock. I suppose being very critical you could say some of the darkest areas are rather dark, but there is some detail visible.

[John Mack]

Nice to see the whole bird out in the open. Like the pose and the rock perch. Background is killer. Love how it matches the bird.

[Bill Dix]

Great pose, love the head turn, the coordinated colors, and the detail in the feathers. I'm wondering if a bit off the bottom to reduce the amount of rock would help? Sweet frame.

[dankearl]

Nice.. I would sharpen and darken the beak a tad..

[William Dickson]

Thanks for the comments, much appreciated

Will