The Lookout

[William Dickson]

Canon 1DX Mk2
f/4 400mm DO Mk2 with 1.4iii
f/6.3
1/1600
ISO 640

I spotted this Red Grouse near to the side of the track I was driving on....stopped the vehicle nearby, and managed to crawl up nearer...It's not very often you get to see the legs and feet, so I was happy with this pose as the bird kept lookout to several others feeding in the surrounding heather. I managed a few shots, but not the 'take off' I was hoping for..maybe next time.

Will

[Bill Dix]

Superb pose against a wonderful background and perch. Great to see the legs. Excellent work.

[Brian Sump]

Will, this is a treat for me.

The subject possesses lots of rich color, nice detail and the contemplative pose is superb.

Background is fantastic with the gradual rise from pinks/neutrals to blue.

I like the rock perch here and the cliff effect. My only super minor rec would be maybe to shift the subject and perch down and right in frame just a scooch.

Otherwise, bang-on nice job!

[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Beautiful I like the tones in the image. It works very well.

May be a bit more room on the top.

TFS

[arash_hazeghi]

nice frame, I like the pose (he is posing) good light and details, shooting angle is a tad steep but otherwise nice frame

TFS

[Jonathan Ashton]

Super shot Will, beautiful colours and tones.

[gail bisson]

This is lovely Will.
Great pose, clean perch and lovely BG.
I think Brian's suggestion re: crop are spot on the money.
There is a bit of the "dreaded pixellation" in the BG but not much you can do about it. I bet the TIFF and full res JPEG look great,
Gail

[William Dickson]

Thanks for that...much appreciated....looking back on it now .Yes to the crop suggestions...

Will